Pakistan calls for resolve disputes of Palestine, Kashmir through self-determination

Islamabad: Pakistan's Ambassador to the United Nations Munir Akram on Sunday called for resolving festering disputes involving the peoples' right to self-determination like Palestine and Kashmir.

Speaking to an international youth delegation at the Pakistan Mission, he said that the ongoing conflict in the Middle East highlighted the need for a push to settle old disputes.

Today I spoke to explain Pakistan's position in response to an amendment by Canada ahead of vote on a draft resolution in the Tenth Emergency Special UNGA Session on Palestine
https://t.co/zLpiL8NLF5

— Munir Akram, PR of Pakistan to the UN (@PakistanPR_UN) October 27, 2023

Munir Akram said that India had denied Kashmiris their inalienable right to self-determination in contravention of international law, the UN Charter and the UN Security Council resolutions.

He also lauded the youth’s commitment to peace-building and fighting climate change.