ISLAMABAD – Foreign Office Spokesperson Dr Mohammad Faisal has clarifiedreport regarding wrong counting of Pakistani vote in the UN GeneralAssembly.
He said reports stating that Pakistan had voted in favour of a UnitedNations General Assembly resolution calling for a moratorium on executionsa day earlier were mistaken.
“Pakistan, in accordance with its consistent policy, voted against theGeneral Assembly resolution calling for a moratorium on execution, with aview to abolishing the death penalty,” Dr Faisal said in a tweet.
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He clarified that Pakistan’s vote was “inaccurately recorded” in favour ofthe resolution “due to technical issues”.
“The Permanent Mission of Pakistan has taken up this matter with the UNSecretariat to put the record straight.”
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The Amnesty International, which opposes the use of death penalty, hadreported on Monday that Pakistan was among the four UN members whichchanged their vote to support the resolution. The other three countrieswere Dominica, Libya and Malaysia.