UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has called the United Nations Security Council for comprehensive strategy to defeat Islamic State (IS) militant group posing security threat and urgency to settle Palestinian question.
Participating in a debate at the 15-member UN Security Council, Pakistani envoy Maleeha Lodhi has pointed out that the Islamic State, which controls large parts of Iraq and Syria, posed a spreading threat to security across the Middle East, North Africa and beyond.
The envoy said that a comprehensive strategy is needed military, political, economic and social to defeat this movement, motivated by an ideology of hate and gruesome violence.
Earlier on Wednesday, the US Senator Dianne Feinstein in a meeting with the Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Tariq Fatemi in Washington stressed the need for continued cooperation between Pakistan and the United States to combat the emerging threat of the IS.
Senator Feinstein assured the US support for enhancing Pakistan’s counter-terrorism capabilities.
Maleeha Lodhi also urged the UN Security Council to adopt a resolution outlining timelines and parameters for establishing an independent state of Palestine.
The Pakistani envoy also welcomed Iran nuclear deal and said that if it is fully and sincerely implemented it could not only contribute to nuclear non-proliferation but also regional stability, cooperation and economic growth.
