ISLAMABAD — Pakistan has called for an end to military provocations and attacks in the Gulf region, urging the protection of civilians and commercial shipping and the pursuit of diplomatic solutions amid heightened regional tensions. Addressing a United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in the Gulf on Friday, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Syed Haider Shah, said threats to maritime navigation and heightened tensions in the region were a matter of serious concern.
He welcomed the Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council to the meeting and thanked him for his briefing, saying his remarks highlighted the troubling implications of the escalation for the security of Gulf countries and stability across the wider region. He also thanked Assistant Secretary-General Khalid Khiari for his insights. Shah said the region’s critical waterways sustained international commerce and carried essential supplies of energy and other commodities. He said Pakistan valued its fraternal relations with Gulf countries, which were bound by faith, history and deep-rooted people-to-people ties, adding that their security and prosperity were of immense importance to Pakistan.
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