Pakistan, Oct. 24 -- Pakistan has reaffirmed its opposition to the push by the 'Group of Four' bloc - India, Brazil, Germany and Japan - for permanent membership of the UN Security Council, and advocated instead for expansion of elected non-permanent category to make the 15-member body more representative and effective.

With conflicts multiplying, the Acting Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the UN, Ambassador Usman Jadoon, told the UN General Assembly that the Security Council's inability to respond effectively underscores the importance of reform for more effective maintenance of international peace and security.

In this regard, the Pakistani envoy identified the main impediments to restructuring the Council in order to make it ...