ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said on Saturday it called for the right to self-determination for the people of Palestine Jammu and Kashmir at a meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in Uganda, urging renewed international attention to unresolved conflicts and rising global tensions.
The 19th mid-term ministerial meeting of NAM, held in Kampala under the theme “Deepening Cooperation for Shared Global Affluence,” brought together representatives from more than 100 member states.
Founded during the Cold War, the 120-member bloc continues to serve as a key platform for developing nations to promote peace, multilateralism and equitable development outside major power alignments.
At the plenary session, Pakistan’s Special Secretary for the United Nations, Nabeel Munir, reaffirmed NAM’s “vital role in promoting peace and development amid global challenges,” citing the long-standing disputes of Jammu and Kashmir and Palestine as tests of international resolve.
“He reaffirmed Pakistan’s support for NAM’s principled stance on the right to self-determination for peoples under foreign occupation and condemned rising Islamophobia and war rhetoric in South Asia,” according to a statement from the Foreign Office.
During the NAM Ministerial Committee on Palestine, Munir welcomed the Sharm el-Sheikh ceasefire agreement in Gaza, praising mediation efforts by Qatar, Egypt, Türkiye, and the United States.
He expressed hope that the truce would lead to full Israeli withdrawal, sustained humanitarian relief and reconstruction in the enclave, reiterating Pakistan’s support for a sovereign Palestinian state along pre-1967 borders with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital.
The meeting concluded with the adoption of the Kampala Declaration and a comprehensive outcome document recognizing Pakistan’s contributions to peace and stability in the Middle East, the Foreign Office said.
