Peacekeepers feted

It is heartening to learn that the Peacekeepers Feted United Nations has awarded six Pakistanis with medals of courage for sacrificing their lives for the cause of peace. Five of the six — Tahir Ikram, Tahir Mehmood, Mohammed Naeem, Adil Jan and Mohammed Shafiq — were from the armed forces, while the sixth, Ibrar Syed, was a civilian. At the UN Headquarters, its Secretary-General António Guterres laid a wreath to honour the nearly 4,200 United Nations peacekeepers who have lost their lives since 1948. He later presided over a ceremony at which the Dag Hammarskjöld Medals of Courage were awarded posthumously to 117 military, police and civilian peacekeepers who lost their lives serving under the United Nations flag in 2021. Pakistan is one of the longest serving and largest contributors to UN Peacekeeping for decades. Since becoming member of the UN on 30 September 1947 Pakistan has participated in 70 UN peacekeeping missions across the globe. In the crucial and vital humanistic activity of peacekeeping Pakistan armed forces are the third largest contributor of troops to UN peacekeeping efforts and their contribution is widely acknowledged and appreciated. More than one million women and men had served as UN peacekeepers since 1948. TW

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