Pakistan, July 4 -- With Pakistan supporting, the UN General Assembly adopted, by a large majority, a resolution for the 9th review of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy (GCTS).

Breaking from historical consensus, the text faced a vote due to the U.S. and Israel criticizing it as bloated and outdated. But the resolution retains the framework's four foundational pillars and urges member states to finalize a comprehensive convention aimed at closing critical loopholes in existing international law and establish a universally binding legal framework.

The draft resolution titled "The United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy: ninth review" was adopted by a recorded vote of 140 in favour to 3 against (Argentina, Israel, United S...