Pakistan on Wednesday called for an immediate ceasefire in the Middle East, warning that only a peaceful, negotiated settlement could prevent further civilian casualties, regional instability, and disruption to critical infrastructure and energy supplies.
“The consequences of the conflict that we are witnessing right now are clear – everyone is impacted. This is a conflict that should never have happened,” Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, told the UN Security Council.
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He warned that violations of international law put peace at risk. “When international law is violated, peace is imperilled, not advanced. We call for immediate and complete cessation of hostilities and return to the dialogue table.”
Calling the Security Council’s failure to unify behind a comprehensive response to end the conflict a sad reality, the ambassador announced that Pakistan supported the two draft resolutions under discussion, introduced by Bahrain and the Russian Federation.
