Cablegate: Instructions for Prst On Pakistan

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TO USMISSION USUN NEW YORK IMMEDIATE 9242

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SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: UNSC PTER PREL PA
SUBJECT: INSTRUCTIONS FOR PRST ON PAKISTAN

1. This is an action request. USUN is instructed to vote in
favor of the following presidential statement regarding the
bombing attacks in Pakistan on October 17.

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The Security Council condemns in the strongest terms the bomb
attacks that occurred in Karachi, Pakistan, on 18 October
2007, causing numerous deaths and injuries, and expresses its
deep sympathy and condolences to the victims of this heinous
act of terrorism and their families, and to the people and
the Government of Pakistan.

The Security Council underlines the need to bring
perpetrators, organizers, financiers, and sponsors of this
reprehensible act of terrorism to justice, and urges all
states, in accordance with their obligations under
international law and resolution 1373 (2001) and consistent
with resolution 1624 (2005), to cooperate actively with the
Pakistani authorities in this regard.

The Security Council reaffirms that terrorism in all its
forms and manifestations constitutes on of the most serious
threats to international peace, and security, and that any
acts of terrorism are criminal and unjustifiable, regardless
of their motivation, wherever, whenever and by whomsoever
committed.

The Security Council further reaffirms the need to combat by
all means, in accordance with the Charter of the United
Nations, threats to international peace and security caused
by terrorist acts. The Council reminds States that they must
ensure that any measures taken to combat terrorism comply
with all their obligations under international law, in
particular international human rights, refugee and
humanitarian law.

The Security Council reiterates its determination to combat
all forms of terrorism, in accordance with its
responsibilities under the Charter of the United Nations.

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