UN Response to Iran's Retaliatory Strikes & Pakistan's Position
© AP Photo / Vahid SalemiAn Iranian worker welds two gas pipes at the beginning of construction of a pipeline to transfer natural gas from Iran to Pakistan, at the mile 250 in southeastern Iran, near the Pakistani border, Monday, March 11, 2013.
© AP Photo / Vahid Salemi
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On Wednesday, a joint statement by the US and 47 other nations strongly condemned the attacks on Israel by Iran and its militant allies. Over the weekend, Iran launched more than 300 drones and missiles, but most were intercepted with help from the United States, Britain, France and Jordan.
In this matter, the US Permanent Mission to the United Nations has called on nations around the world to condemn Iran's actions. This call was supported by Britain, France, Germany and 47 other states. For instance, Pakistan's Permanent Mission expressed deep concern over the ongoing developments in the Middle East in a statement circulated on Thursday, according to Dawn News.
The statement underscored Pakistan's consistent emphasis on the need for international efforts to prevent the escalation of hostilities in the Middle East and secure a ceasefire in Gaza.
Pakistan, however, strongly condemned an Israeli attack on an Iranian consulate in Syria on April 2, calling it "a significant escalation in an already unstable Middle East region".
The statement stressed that recent developments in the Middle East were the result of a breakdown in diplomacy. It also highlighted the grave consequences if the UN Security Council failed to live up to its responsibility to maintain international peace and security, as Pakistan had warned.
In this regard, Pakistan chose not to participate in a UN initiative to condemn Iran's attacks on Israel, indicating its intention to maintain a neutral stance on the issue.
United States considers Pakistan an important partner @StateDeputySpox says partnership is based on mutual interests, avoids to comment on visits by the Iranian President and Saudi Foreign Minister to Pakistan #Pakistan #Iran #SaudiArabia pic.twitter.com/314LS6Hq3z
— Jahanzaib Ali (@JazzyARY) April 19, 2024
All in all, on 22 April, after a decade, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is visiting Pakistan.
With Iranian President EbrahimRaisi’s expected visit to Pakistan on April 22, authorities have commenced the work to begin the construction of the 80-kilometre section of the Pakistan-Iran gas pipeline pic.twitter.com/f5QnzGrhx9
— Developing Pakistan (@devpak47) April 18, 2024