Pakistan to chair UNSC Sanctions Committee enforcing travel ban, asset freeze on Taliban-linked entities
- Pakistan will chair the United Nations Security Council’s Taliban Sanctions Committee enforcing travel bans and asset freezes in 2025.
- This appointment follows Pakistan’s election as a non-permanent UNSC member for 2025-26 and reflects recognition of its counter-terrorism role amid ongoing regional tensions.
- Pakistan is set to hold the position of vice-chair on the Security Council’s Counter-Terrorism Committee and will co-lead two informal working groups focused on documentation and sanctions.
- The Taliban Sanctions Committee imposes measures such as an arms embargo and asset freezes on individuals and entities linked to the Taliban, who threaten Afghanistan’s stability.
- While Pakistan’s leadership roles in sanctions committees highlight its UN engagement, critics, especially India, question Pakistan’s counter-terrorism credentials given historic allegations of harboring terrorists.
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Unease in India as Pakistan to chair, co-chair UN Security Council anti-terror panels
Last month, India sent multi-party delegations to various foreign capitals, including all current and upcoming members of the UNSC, in an attempt to rally support for its war against terror emanating from Pakistan.
Controversial Chair: Pakistan's Role in UNSC Amid Terrorism Concerns
Controversial Chair: Pakistan's Role in UNSC Amid Terrorism Concerns In a move that's raising eyebrows globally, Pakistan is slated to chair the Taliban Sanctions Committee of the UN Security Council in 2025 and simultaneously serve as the vice-chair of the council's Counter-Terrorism Committee. The announcement has been met with strong criticism from India's Congress, which sees it as a stark illustration of foreign policy failure.Party spokesp…
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