{
  "id": 1616945,
  "title": "Pakistan assumes presidency of UN Conference on Disarmament",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/pakistan-assumes-presidency-of-un-conference-on-disarmament-1616945",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T02:51:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2023602/pakistan-assumes-presidency-of-un-conference-on-disarmament"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Islamabad: On Monday, Pakistan assumed the presidency of the United Nations Conference on Disarmament (CD) and pledged to maintain impartiality as it concluded the body's work for the year. Ambassador Tahir Hussain Andrabi, who is leading the CD meetings in Geneva, assured that Pakistan's chairmanship would reflect discussions faithfully and in a balanced manner, distinguishing between the country's national positions and its role as chair. Andrabi highlighted Pakistan's longstanding support for legally binding arrangements on negative security assurances for non-nuclear weapon states and the Prevention of Arms Race in Outer Space (PAROS), while maintaining objections to a specific treaty. He emphasized that Pakistan's priorities would focus on steering negotiations on the CD's annual report and the corresponding resolution in the UN General Assembly. Despite the session's challenging atmosphere, with no agreement on a substantive programme of work, Andrabi noted that substantive discussions had taken place across the conference's agenda. Pakistan's approach prioritizes non-discrimination and regional security over incremental steps preferred by the US and its allies. The president expressed confidence in advancing its priorities on NSAs and PAROS while ensuring the impartiality required for an acceptable annual report.",
  "summary": "ISLAMABAD: As Pakistan took the presidency of the United Nations Conference on Disarmament (CD) on Monday, it vowed to act impartially in steering the body’s concluding work for the year, drawing a clear distinction between its role as chair and its longstanding national positions on contentious arms control issues. Ambassador Tahir Hussain Andrabi, who is presiding over the CD meetings in…",
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        "title": "Pakistan assumes presidency of UN Conference on Disarmament",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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