NEW YORK: Interior Minister Mohsin Raza Naqvi called on UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at UN headquarters in New York on Friday, state-run APP reported.
During the meeting, they discussed matters related to the engagement of Pakistan police personnel with the UN peacekeeping operations, the world body’s flagship activity, according to a press release of the Pakistan Mission.
“The UN Secretary-General expressed his best wishes to the people and the government of Pakistan on the occasion,” the press release added.
It was agreed to increase the number of Pakistani personnel in the UN peacekeeping missions.
Due to the personal efforts of the interior minister, the stalled process of deployment of Pakistani police officers in UN peace missions will be revived after many years. 128 Pakistani police officers will soon be able to go to the UN and get deployed.
Pakistan is the 5th largest contributor of military and police personnel to UN peace operations with more than 3,800 now serving in Abyei, the Central African Republic, Cyprus, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Somalia, South Sudan, and Western Sahara.
Ambassador Munir Akram, the Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the UN, was present at the meeting.
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