United Nations (TDI): Pakistan has told the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) that Israel’s recent air strikes across Syria were in flagrant violations of international law, and also undermined the country’s pursuit of political stabilization and national reconciliation.
“We are witnessing a very disturbing pattern: continued, unprovoked Israeli attacks; repeated violations of the 1974 Disengagement Agreement; an illegal military presence in the Area of Separation; and open declarations of indefinite occupation, ” Pakistan’s permanent representative to the UN Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad told the 15-member UNSC during a briefing on the situation in Syria.
Voicing alarm at the escalating attacks in Syria, including civilian infrastructure and urban centers, he said those military actions have caused civilian deaths and posed a serious threat to regional and international peace and security.
He added that the UNSC cannot allow illegal military actions to set dangerous precedents,” the Pakistani envoy said, pointing out that the Council itself reaffirmed Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity in March and called for upholding these principles.
But Israel’s actions, the ambassador said, were in direct violation of this consensus, and it must, therefore, act “decisively and ensure accountability”.
Islamabad was equally concerned about the broader regional implications of the Israeli actions, Pakistan’s envoy said, warning that continued escalation risks igniting global conflict, at a time when diplomacy, de-escalation, and reconstruction must be the priority.
He said that Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity must be fully respected, underlining that Israel’s occupation of the Syrian Golan remained illegal and, as such, “null and void.”
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“The UNSC must demand Israel’s complete withdrawal from the occupied Golan Heights”, the Pakistani envoy insisted.
He reaffirmed Pakistan’s principled support for a Syrian-led, Syrian-owned political process, which, he added, was grounded in the principles contained in the UNSC resolution 2254.
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He said that sustainable peace in Syria depends on an inclusive political transition, national unity, and reconciliation.
