UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations General Assembly stamped its approval on four annual Pakistani disarmament-related resolutions that are aimed at advancing the goals of regional as well as international peace and security.
The resolutions, which reflect Pakistan’s commitment to achieve those goals, were recommended on Monday by the 193-member Assembly’s First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) where the texts were adopted by overwhelming support of its membership.
Of these, three resolutions deal with regional disarmament, conventional arms control at regional and sub-regional levels as well as Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) in the regional and sub-regional context.
The fourth Pakistani resolution sought international security assurances for non-nuclear-weapon states. The resolutions, entitled “Regional Disarmament and Confidence Building Measures” in the regional and sub-regional context, won the unanimous approval of the Assembly — adopted without a vote.
But the resolution on “Conventional arms control at regional and sub-regional levels” was supported by an overwhelming majority of 186 votes, with India casting the only “no vote.” –Agencies
