*ISLAMABAD: The United Nations Peacekeeping Mission has once again soughtsecurity personnel from Pakistan.*
The Ministry of Interior has renewed list of police officers and othersecurity personnel, after the high court had rejected the previous lists onallegation of nepotism.
Security personnel have been selected from Islamabad, Kashmir, Sindh,Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan.
The security personnel selected for UN Peacekeeping include 20 percentwomen. 500 of the youth would be provided training in July and August.
At least 197 personnel have been selected from Punjab Police and 153 fromSindh Police, while, 72 personnel have been selected from KhyberPakhtunkhwa and 36 from Balochistan.
12 personnel have been selected from Islamabad, eight from Azad Jammu andKashmir and six from Gilgit-Baltistan.
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While, 16 personnel have been selected from Motorway Police, FederalInvestigation Agency, National Accountability Bureau and other institutes.
On February 12, Pakistan had said at the United Nations (UN) that it hadenhanced the participation of women in UN Peacekeeping Operations.
Speaking in the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations, Pakistan’sAmbassador to the UN, Maleeha Lodhi had said that Pakistan was proud tohave achieved the goal of deployment of 15 percent female staff officers inUN Missions.
She was referring to the fact that in less than 18 months Pakistan has gonefrom zero participation of female military staff officers in Peacekeepingto the UN prescribed benchmark of 15 percent.
