UN General Assembly
1993

forward to close cooperation with them in efforts to accomplish the aims of the United Nations. To that objective, and to the noble vision of the Charter, Pakistan has been committed ever since its independence. We have throughout sought to abide by its principles, and we reaffirm our faith in their timeless validity. As in the past, so also in the future Pakistan will extend its wholehearted cooperation to all other States in common efforts aimed at realizing the ideals that inspired the establishment of the United Nations. Nearly half a century later retrospection evokes mixed feelings. The Organization’s failures and acts of omission haunt and depress; yet Members of the United Nations have much to celebrate. Some of the achievements during these decades have been monumental. Over 130 nations have emerged from the dark era of colonialism and alien domination, each bringing its unique genius to enrich world civilization, and to advance the cause of human dignity. The nightmare of a nuclear Armageddon has been averted. Weapons of mass destruction are being reduced.