Published on, Aug. 21 -- August 21, 2025 10:49 AM

Pakistan's Ambassador to the United Nations, Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, strongly criticized the UN Security Council for excluding non-Muslim terrorists from its global terrorist lists, calling the approach "incomprehensible and unacceptable." He emphasized that such selective practices divide the world and weaken global unity against terrorism, while also reinforcing dangerous double standards that unfairly target Muslims but allow extremist non-Muslims to escape accountability and scrutiny.

Speaking at the Security Council meeting on "Threats to Global Peace from Terrorism," Ambassador Ahmad warned that biased counterterrorism efforts undermine international trust and credibility. He stressed...