Staff Report
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan will address the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session next Friday in a high-level meeting on the 75th anniversary of the UN.
Addressing weekly news briefing here on Friday, Foreign Office (FO) Spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said due to the restrictions imposed by the local administration in New York, there will be no in-person participation.
He said the General Debate of the 75th Session of the UNGA will begin on Tuesday.
The FO spokesperson added that the Foreign Minister will participate virtually in the high-level meeting of the General Assembly to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations. He will also participate in other high-level engagements. The spokesperson said Pakistan welcomes the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet’s reiteration of serious concerns on unabated violence in Indian illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), including indiscriminate use of pellet guns on civilians.
He further added that Pakistan strongly condemns the continued Indian attempts to illegally change the demographic structure of IIOJK. Reportedlym Indian authorities have distributed over 1.68 million domiciles to non-Kashmiris.
Hafeez also said the Indian actions are in clear violation of the UN Security Council Resolutions and international law, including the 4th Geneva Convention.
