Pakistan most consistent, reliable contributor to UN peacekeeping: UNSG
Ban Ki Moon lauds Pakistani military, police and civilians for their professionalism and sacrifices for ultimate peace
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon(R) speaks during Pakistani Peacekeepers' Day, at the UN headquarters in New York, June 1, 2016. PHOTO COURTESY: XINHUA
United Nations Secretary General (UNSG) Ban Ki Moon on Thursday declared Pakistan as one of the most consistent and reliable contributors to UN peacekeeping.
“I am honoured to join you in marking Pakistani Peacekeepers’ Day. Since its first deployment to the Congo in 1960, Pakistan has been one of the most consistent and reliable contributors to United Nations peacekeeping,” Ban Ki Moon said in his remarks to commemorate the Pakistani Peacekeepers' Day on Wednesday.
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“Through the decades, Pakistan has deployed more than 150,000 personnel to 41 peacekeeping missions in 23 countries. Today, more than 7,000 uniformed personnel from Pakistan are serving in seven peacekeeping missions, making it our third largest troop- and police-contributor.”
The secretary general also paid rich tributes to the Pakistani military, police and civilian officers for their professionalism and sacrifices for ultimate peace.
“You should be very proud – just as we are deeply grateful to Pakistan. As we mark that service, we also remember the 142 military, police and civilian peacekeepers from Pakistan who made the ultimate sacrifice and laid down their lives in the cause of peace,” he said.
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Further, the UNSG said deployment of Pakistani personnel at various places has significantly improved political and security situation in those areas.
“In places like Côte d’Ivoire and Liberia, Pakistani units were instrumental in the much improved political and security situation that the people of these countries enjoy today. Pakistanis have also been actively engaged in New York to enhance peacekeeping performance – starting with our Military Adviser Lieutenant General Maqsood Ahmed.”
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Paying tributes to Allama Iqbal, the national poet, Ban said: “The great Pakistani poet-philosopher Allama Iqbal once reminded us that the ultimate aim… is not to see something but to be something.”
“For well over half a century, Pakistani peacekeeping troops have seen injustice in far off places and been forces for a better world. We look forward to Pakistan’s continuing contributions to international peace and security in the years to come,” the UNSG added.
“I am honoured to join you in marking Pakistani Peacekeepers’ Day. Since its first deployment to the Congo in 1960, Pakistan has been one of the most consistent and reliable contributors to United Nations peacekeeping,” Ban Ki Moon said in his remarks to commemorate the Pakistani Peacekeepers' Day on Wednesday.
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“Through the decades, Pakistan has deployed more than 150,000 personnel to 41 peacekeeping missions in 23 countries. Today, more than 7,000 uniformed personnel from Pakistan are serving in seven peacekeeping missions, making it our third largest troop- and police-contributor.”
The secretary general also paid rich tributes to the Pakistani military, police and civilian officers for their professionalism and sacrifices for ultimate peace.
“You should be very proud – just as we are deeply grateful to Pakistan. As we mark that service, we also remember the 142 military, police and civilian peacekeepers from Pakistan who made the ultimate sacrifice and laid down their lives in the cause of peace,” he said.
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Further, the UNSG said deployment of Pakistani personnel at various places has significantly improved political and security situation in those areas.
“In places like Côte d’Ivoire and Liberia, Pakistani units were instrumental in the much improved political and security situation that the people of these countries enjoy today. Pakistanis have also been actively engaged in New York to enhance peacekeeping performance – starting with our Military Adviser Lieutenant General Maqsood Ahmed.”
UN officials pay tribute to Pakistani peacekeepers
Paying tributes to Allama Iqbal, the national poet, Ban said: “The great Pakistani poet-philosopher Allama Iqbal once reminded us that the ultimate aim… is not to see something but to be something.”
“For well over half a century, Pakistani peacekeeping troops have seen injustice in far off places and been forces for a better world. We look forward to Pakistan’s continuing contributions to international peace and security in the years to come,” the UNSG added.