The discussion has been proposed by Pakistan in capacity as head of UN Security Council.
According to a statement, the debate has been proposed by Pakistan which holds the rotational presidency of the 15-member United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the month of January.
The open debate will provide an opportunity to have a holistic view of the continuing threats and challenges posed by international terrorism and the best ways of formulating and implementing coherent and comprehensive responses to this menace.
Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will brief the Council ahead of the debate. The 15-nation council is the United Nations’ most powerful body, which deals with issues of international peace and security.
Apart from presiding over the debate, the foreign minister has a busy schedule during her brief stay in New York. Khar will confer with the UN chief and hold bilateral meetings with the high-level delegates participating in the debate.
Apart from a number of media engagements, the foreign ministers will also address members of the two prestigious think-tanks, The Asia Society on Tuesday and Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) on Wednesday.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 14th, 2013.
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If you cant control your borders better (in fact Pakistan cant even control their mosques), there seems like no point in debates at the UN. Perhaps local panchayats would be more effective in scaring "miscreants of Musharaff fame"
very droll.
This is like asking the criminal to investigate the offences with which he is charged with. Asking the terrorist to talk about countering terrorism is laughable to say the least.