Staff Reporter
Islamabad
Chief of the Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Friday said the country’s sense of purpose and commitment towards global peace under the United Nations’ charter remains unflinching.
On the occasion of International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, General Bajwa said Pakistan commemorates the ‘Spirit of Sacrifice’ of the country’s valiant peacekeepers, who continue to serve humanity in challenging and restive regions of the world.
The day is being celebrated this year to pay tribute to the uniformed and civilian personnel’s invaluable contribution in maintaining peace across the world with the theme of “Women in Peacekeeping: A Key to Peace”.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said that “we commemorate the 20th anniversary of Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security, we must do more to achieve women’s equal representation in all areas of peace and security”. “Let us continue to wage peace, defeat the pandemic and build a better future,” he added.
For six decades, Pakistan has ranked consistently as a top-five contributor of personnel, deploying more than 200,000 troops in almost every continent in the world.
Pakistan joined the UN peacekeepers in 1960 and currently has troops deployed in Congo, the Central African Republic, South Sudan, Darfur, the Abyei area, Somalia, Western Sahara, Mali, and Cyprus, serving under the UN flag.
The country has been appreciated by UN leaders for the same as well over the years
