Islamabad, October 13, 2021 (PPI-OT): At the United Nations, Pakistan has called for a new international arms control order that addresses security concerns of all states. The proposal was put forth by Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva, Khalil Hashmi while speaking at the UN General Assembly’s First Committee, which deals with disarmament and international security matters.

Noting that the global arms control order is in a state of “virtual demise”, he stressed the need of a new order to counter the growing challenges stemming from deep divisions in approaches, perspectives and priorities. The Pakistani envoy said political and military tensions, strategic asymmetries and nuclear dangers are growing and many of these troubling trends are manifest in South Asia.

In an obvious reference to India’s arms build-up, he said the largest state, driven by its pursuit of regional hegemony and aided by generous supplies of conventional and non-conventional weaponry, continues to operationalize dangerous doctrines.

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