UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has strongly condemned the ongoing atrocities in Sudan and urged the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to abandon inaction and end the culture of impunity. Pakistan warned that silence over such crimes amounts to complicity.
Addressing a UNSC session on Sudan, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Munir Akram emphasized the need for urgent and effective international intervention to halt escalating violence and prevent further humanitarian catastrophe.
Calling the Sudan crisis “a moral and political test for the international community,” Ambassador Akram lamented the Council’s failure to stop the atrocities despite repeated warnings.
“It is time for this Council to send an unambiguous message that it will not remain a silent witness to the massacre of civilians, bombings of hospitals, and targeting of humanitarian workers,” he stated.
The ambassador strongly condemned the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for their seizure of El-Fasher and their campaign of terror. He said deliberate attacks on hospitals and aid workers are blatant violations of international humanitarian and human rights laws. Referring to the massacre of patients and medical staff at the Saudi Maternity Hospital, he described it as an “unspeakable atrocity” that must end immediately, stressing that perpetrators and their accomplices must be held fully accountable.
He cautioned that the Security Council’s equivocation has emboldened the RSF while undermining Sudan’s legitimate institutions. “Those who claim to reject the RSF’s parallel government yet treat them as equal to Sudanese authorities must reconsider their stance,” he said, warning that weakening the Sudanese state only creates space for armed groups like the RSF to perpetuate further violence and regional instability.
Ambassador Akram welcomed the appointment of Sudan’s new prime minister and technocratic cabinet, calling it a “positive development” deserving of Council support. He reaffirmed Pakistan’s strong commitment to Sudan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity while rejecting any “parallel systems of governance” that undermine state authority and threaten national unity.
He said the people of Sudan have endured immense suffering due to the prolonged conflict, stressing the need for an immediate ceasefire and a Sudanese-led political process based on the Jeddah Declaration.
Concluding his remarks, Ambassador Akram said, “The Council must act with unity and resolve to establish a ceasefire, protect civilians, and allow the Sudanese people a chance to rebuild their nation in peace and stability.”
