UN chief Antonio Guterres arrives in Pakistan on a four-day visit
Islamabad … News Time
UN chief Antonio Guterres has arrived in Pakistan on a four-day visit to attend a conference on the completion of 40 years of hosting Afghan refugees in Pakistan. According to local state radio ‘Radio Pakistan’, UN staff in Pakistan, including Permanent Representative Munir Akram and top Foreign Office officials at the Noor Khan Airport in Islamabad, welcomed the UN chief. Later, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres met with a delegation of Afghan refugees in Islamabad. The delegation that met Antonio Guterres also included representatives from Afghanistan, Yemen and Tajikistan. Speaking on the occasion, the UN Secretary-General said that Pakistan is one of the countries with the highest number of refugees. He said that there are 27 million refugees in Pakistan overall while 24 million registered refugees were affected by the Afghan war. Antonio Guterres thanked the Government of Pakistan for hosting the refugees. In addition, the UN Secretary General praised Pakistan for its full participation in UN peacekeeping missions on Twitter.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says that human rights in occupied Kashmir should be respected in every way. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres meets with a delegation of refugees in Islamabad, the delegation included refugees from Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Yemen, representatives of the refugees during the conversation spoke to Antonio Guterres about his experiences in education, business and skills in Pakistan. The refugees also reported to the Secretary-General the reports of torture and violence in their countries. Antonio Guterres said that Pakistan provided asylum to millions of refugees affected by the Afghan war and made good arrangements for them, The people of Pakistan were very hospitable to the Afghan refugees, thank Pakistan for hosting the Afghan refugees for a long time.
Speaking at a ceremony later, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said that there was a water agreement between Pakistan and India, The World Bank is guaranteed in the treaty, we have a similar agreement with Spain, not a water weapon but a guarantee of peace. He said that human rights in occupied Kashmir should be respected; humanity should be respected not only in Kashmir but all over the world, The Human Rights Commissioner’s two reports fully reflect the human rights situation in Kashmir.
