Ambassador Munir Akram

Pakistan has plans to fight plastic pollution: Munir Akram

Anum MashkoorMarch 28, 2024

MANHATTAN: Pakistan has plans to fight plastic pollution and improve waste management system, Ambassador Munir Akram has said, amid global efforts to sustain a liveable planet. “We plan to implement ‘Zero Plastic Waste Cities along the Indus’ under the overall framework of the ‘Living Indus Initiative’ to tackle the challenge of plastic pollution,” the Pakistan […]

Pakistan rejects UNSC proposal seeking more permanent seats

News DeskMarch 8, 2024

MANHATTAN: Pakistan has firmly rejected a UNSC reform model proposed by the aspirants for permanent seats (India, Brazil, Germany and Japan), saying any expansion in the permanent category will compound the 15-member body paralysis, and prevent the majority of small and medium-sized states from serving on it. The plan, presented on Thursday (7th March, 2024) […]

Asking Afghan Taliban to Eliminate Terrorism

Nimra JamaliMarch 7, 2024

MANHATTAN: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the UN, Munir Akram, has asked the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to urge the Taliban rulers in Afghanistan to terminate their relationship with the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). The TTP could “soon pose a global terrorist threat” if left unchecked, Ambassador Akram warned the UNSC on Wednesday while addressing a special […]

Implementation of Indus Waters Treaty

Anum MashkoorFebruary 14, 2024

MANHATTAN: Ambassador Munir Akram, called for “strict” implementation of the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), a World Bank-negotiated water-distribution agreement between India and Pakistan, as he underscored the need to address the looming water crisis. “Increasing water demand, coupled with climate change impacts, creates the potential for trans-boundary water disputes in several parts of the […]