Pakistan to remain on frontline of UN peacekeeping: PM

UNITED NATIONS: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said that Pakistan had consistently been one of the world's top troop contributors to UN peacekeeping.

"We will remain on the frontlines of peacekeeping and continue to offer professional and well-trained personnel to the United Nations, despite our own security challenges," he said while addressing the annual UN General Assembly session.

Pakistan welcomes the efforts launched by Secretary General Antonio Guterres to revitalize the United Nations' capabilities in Peace and Security, Development and Management, he said.

"We are also committed to reform that transforms the Security Council into a more representative, democratic and accountable body rather than an expanded club of the powerful and the privileged," the prime minister remarked.