Pak reelected to UN body on NGOs

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has been re-elected for the seventh time to the United Nations Committee on NGOs, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday.
“Pakistan’s election to the Committee reflects the confidence of the international community in its role and contribution to the work of the United Nations,” it said in a statement. The election took place on Wednesday at the UN Economic and Social Council in New York. As a member of the committee on NGOs, Pakistan will continue to promote cooperation between the UN and civil society organizations working alongside governments to improve the lives of people all around the world, the foreign ministry said. –Agencies