{"id":100346,"date":"2024-01-19T18:00:29","date_gmt":"2024-01-19T13:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/?p=100346"},"modified":"2024-01-19T17:27:46","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T12:27:46","slug":"un-chief-calls-for-maximum-restraint-amid-iran-pak-tensions-urges-dialogue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-world-news\/un-chief-calls-for-maximum-restraint-amid-iran-pak-tensions-urges-dialogue\/","title":{"rendered":"UN chief calls for \u2018maximum restraint\u2019 amid Iran-Pak tensions; urges dialogue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UNITED NATIONS, Jan 18 (APP): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday reiterated his call for \u201cmaximum restraint\u201d after Pakistan\u2019s precision retaliatory strikes in Iran, and called for the security concerns between the two countries to be resolved peacefully. \u201cThe Secretary-General is very concerned about the recent exchanges of fire between Iran and Pakistan, which have reportedly caused casualties on both sides,\u201d his spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said in response to questions at the regular noon briefing at UN Headquarters in New York.<\/p>\n<p>The UN chief, who is in Switzerland, urged both countries to \u201cexercise maximum restraint to avoid a further escalation of tensions\u201d. Pakistan launched missile strikes into Iran on Wednesday, after Iran carried out strikes in Pakistan late on Tuesday. A foreign ministry spokesperson said Pakistani strikes had hit \u201cterrorist hideouts\u201d in Iran\u2019s south-eastern Sistan-Baluchestan province. Iran had claimed it\u2019s missiles had hit bases for the militant group Jaish al-Adl in the border town of Panjgur in Balochistan, prompting strong condemnation from Pakistan and downgrading of diplomatic ties.<\/p>\n<p> \u201cWe would like to underscore that all security concerns between the two countries must be addressed by peaceful means, through dialogue and cooperation, in accordance with the principles of sovereignty, territorial integrity, and good neighbourly relations,\u201d the UN spokesperson said. Asked by APP correspondent whether Guterres was playing any role to de-escalate the tensions between Iran and Pakistan, the spokesperson said that the secretary-general\u2019s good offices are always available to the parties. \u201cBut,\u201d he added, \u201d I can tell you that he is keeping very much informed of what is going on.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UNITED NATIONS, Jan 18 (APP): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday reiterated his call for \u201cmaximum restraint\u201d after Pakistan\u2019s precision retaliatory strikes in Iran, and called for the security concerns between the two countries to be resolved peacefully. \u201cThe Secretary-General is very concerned about the [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":100347,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-100346","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-world-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>UN chief calls for \u2018maximum restraint\u2019 amid Iran-Pak tensions; 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