At the United Nations, Pakistan abstained from voting on a General Assembly resolution expressing deep concern over the volatility in Afghanistan since the 2021 takeover of Taliban.
The 193-member Assembly passed the resolution by vote of 116 in favour, none against and 10 abstentions.
Besides Pakistan, China, Russia, Belarus, Burundi, North Korea, Ethiopia, Guinea, Nicaragua and Zimbabwe were the other which abstained.
Explaining his position on the resolution, Pakistan's Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Aamir Khan said the resolution was unbalanced and in several respects, unrealistic.
He said it neither acknowledged the de-facto new government in Kabul nor delineated any process to promote normalization in Afghanistan through a process of engagement with the de-facto government.
The Pakistani envoy said there was also no commitment in the resolution to unfreeze Afghanistan’s national reserves, and to help Afghanistan in economic recovery beyond humanitarian assistance.
Source: Radio Pakistan