UN Restores Pakistan's Status As Family Nation For Its International Staff

ISLAMABAD: The United Nations has restored Pakistan's status as a family nation for its international staff. In a letter to Pakistan's permanent Ambassador to the UN, Maleeha Lodhi, the United Nations International Service commission stated that the non-family status of Islamabad duty station has been discontinued.



"I warmly welcome the decision", said Foreign Minister Qureshi in one of his tweets.

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The decision comes after the evaluation of the Under-Secretary-General of the United Nation's Department of Safety and Security. The Under-Secretary evaluated the security situation in Islamabad and recommended to lift the family restrictions.

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Ambassador Lodhi in a reply to Qureshi's tweet stated,

"This is a positive development on which we all worked together."

Director General of military Inter-Services Public Relations department Major General Asif Ghafoor in one his tweets termed UN's decision as a 'tangible acknowledgment' for Pakistan.

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