Pakistan condemns strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities

UNITED NATIONS:  Expressing deep concern over rising tensions in the Middle East, Pakistan condemned the recent US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, emphasizing that targeting installations under International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards represents a blatant violation of international law.

“These attacks set a dangerous precedent and pose a serious threat to the safety and security of populations across the region—and indeed, the entire world,” stated Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, during a Security Council session convened to address the escalating crisis.

During the meeting, Pakistan, along with Russia and China, called on the 15-member Council to adopt a resolution demanding an immediate and unconditional ceasefire.

Ambassador Ahmad reaffirmed Pakistan’s solidarity with the government and the brotherly people of Iran during this critical time.

“As the body entrusted with primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security, the Security Council must act urgently and decisively,” the Pakistani envoy emphasized.

In this regard, he said the members’ collective responsibility is to:

— Unequivocally reject and condemn the attacks against the Islamic Republic of Iran since 13 June 2025, being in clear contravention of international law and the UN Charter;

— Denounce the attacks on IAEA-safeguarded nuclear facilities, which violate Security Council and IAEA resolutions, as well as international humanitarian law;

— Reaffirm the obligation to protect civilian lives and property on both sides;

— Call for an immediate cessation of hostilities and a complete ceasefire, and,

— promote urgent recourse to dialogue and diplomacy, consistent with the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, to find a peaceful and lasting resolution to the Iranian nuclear issue.

In pursuit of these objectives, Ambassador Asim Iftikhar said Pakistan had joined China and Russia in circulating a draft resolution.

Among other things, this resolution calls for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire; urges all parties to refrain from further escalation; demands the urgent protection of civilians and civilian infrastructure; and supports a diplomatic path forward on the Iranian nuclear issue that is acceptable to all parties.