ISLAMABAD
\nThe Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the United Nations held a photographic exhibition in commemoration of the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers.
\nAccording to the details the exhibition was titled as \u201cTribute to Fallen Peacekeepers and Pakistan\u2019s proactive engagement and constructive contributions to UN peacekeeping\u201d.
\nThe exhibition was open for display from June 1st to 9th of this month in the Vienna Cafe of the United Nations Headquarters, with a reception commencing on the final day, hosted by the Pakistan Mission.
\nThe welcoming address was made by the Permanent Representative of the Pakistan Mission Ambassador Munir Akram. Under Secretary General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix was the Guest of Honor of the reception.
\nOn the occasion, Ambassador Munir paid the highest tribute to all U.N. peacekeepers and other personnel who lost their lives in the service of the U.N.\u201d
\nHe also mentioned that over the 6 decade history of the United Nations peacekeepers, 171 peacekeepers have made the ultimate sacrifice in the service of international peace and security.
\nDuring the last year, eight Pakistani peacekeepers embraced martyrdom in a helicopter crash in the DRC. The Ambassador expressed his condolences to the loves ones of the fallen and commended them for their sacrifice.
\nHe also applauded the perseverance of Pakistan\u2019s peacekeepers in preserving the values of the UN charter and minting international peace and security.
\nUnder Secretary General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix in his remarks paid tribute to Fallen Peacekeepers and acknowledged Pakistan\u2019s support in peace and security. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD The Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the United Nations held a photographic exhibition in commemoration of the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers. According to the details the exhibition was titled as \u201cTribute to Fallen Peacekeepers and Pakistan\u2019s proactive engagement and constructive contributions to UN peacekeeping\u201d. The exhibition was open for display from June […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-336778","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n