UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has called on the United Nations Security Council to take urgent and decisive action to end the escalating violence in Sudan, warning that continued silence in the face of atrocities would amount to complicity.
Addressing a Security Council meeting on the situation in Sudan, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, condemned the ongoing bloodshed in Darfur and denounced what he described as “a moral and political test for the international community.”
“It is time for this Council to convey an unambiguous message — that it will not remain a passive witness to the massacre of civilians, the bombing of hospitals, and the targeting of humanitarian workers with impunity,” Ambassador Asim declared.
The Pakistani envoy strongly criticized the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for their capture of El Fasher and the reported attacks on civilians, medical facilities, and humanitarian workers, calling such actions “flagrant violations of international humanitarian and human rights law.”
He cited the assault on the Saudi Maternity Hospital, where patients and health workers were killed, as “appalling,” and demanded that perpetrators and their sponsors be held fully accountable.
Ambassador Asim warned that the Security Council’s indecision had emboldened armed groups and weakened Sudan’s legitimate institutions.
He urged member states to avoid “false equivalence” between the RSF and Sudan’s lawful authorities, cautioning that undermining the Sudanese state would only create a vacuum for further violence and instability in the region.
Welcoming the appointment of a new Prime Minister and technocratic cabinet in Sudan, he described the developments as “positive steps” that deserve international support.
He reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to Sudan’s sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity, rejecting any “parallel governance structures” that could fragment the state.
Calling for an immediate ceasefire and a Sudanese-led political process based on the Jeddah Declaration, Ambassador Asim appealed for unity within the Security Council to protect civilians and pave the way for peace.
“The Council must act with unity and resolve, to bring about a ceasefire, to protect civilians, and to give the people of Sudan the chance to rebuild their country in peace,” he concluded.
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