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Saima Saleem

@ssaima11

1st blind Civil Servant of Pakistan-a diplomat with insight, not sight! Views are personal and RTs not endorsements.

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Pakistan has been elected to the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) for a term of three years from 2026 to 2028. Pakistan secured 178 votes in the General Assembly today. This will be Pakistan's sixth term on the HRC.

Pakistan has been elected to the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) for a term of three years from 2026 to 2028. 

Pakistan secured 178 votes in the General Assembly today. This will be Pakistan's sixth term on the HRC.
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The report’s reference to credible allegations of coercion, forced confessions, and torture in India is deeply worrying. These findings mirror the persistent pattern of abuse in Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, where political activists, human rights defenders, journalists, and

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Statement by Counsellor Ms. Saima Saleem During the Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment in the Third Committee of the General Assembly (15 October 2025) ******* Mr. Chair, We thank the Special

Statement by Counsellor Ms. Saima Saleem
During the Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment in the Third Committee of the General Assembly
(15 October 2025)
*******
Mr. Chair,

We thank the Special
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Delivering statement during Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on Torture. Highlighted widespread tortured against innocent Kashmiris in Indian Occupied Kashmir.

Delivering statement during Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on Torture. Highlighted widespread tortured against innocent Kashmiris in Indian Occupied Kashmir.
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On International White Cane Safety Day, we celebrate not blindness, but vision— the courage to walk with purpose, dignity, and faith. The white cane is not a symbol of limitation, but empowerment!

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Ending hunger is not only a moral imperative but a path to sustainable development. On #WorldFoodDay, let us turn policies into pledges, compassion into collective action, and make food security for everyone a reality. All we have to do is: make our small contribution!

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Statement by Counsellor, Ms. Saima Saleem During the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression in the Third Committee (22 October 2025) ***** Mr. Chair, We thank the Special Rapporteur,

Statement by Counsellor, Ms. Saima Saleem 
During the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression in the Third Committee
(22 October 2025)
*****

Mr. Chair,

We thank the Special Rapporteur,
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Pakistan is gravely concerned over the rising tide of Islamophobia, intolerance and right-wing extremism targeting minorities, particularly Muslims worldwide. The weaponization of religion for political ends, the vilification of entire communities, and the systematic

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Remarks by Counsellor Saima Saleem During the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues in the Third Committee (23rd October 2025) ****** Madam Chair, We thank the Special Rapporteur, Mr. Nicolas Levrat, for his comprehensive report and his continued

Remarks by Counsellor Saima Saleem 
During the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues in the Third Committee
(23rd October 2025)
******

Madam Chair,

We thank the Special Rapporteur, Mr. Nicolas Levrat, for his comprehensive report and his continued
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Delivering remarks during Imteractive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues. Highlighted rising tide of Islamophobia against Muslim minority worldwide, particularly in India.

Delivering remarks during Imteractive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues. Highlighted rising tide of Islamophobia against Muslim minority worldwide, particularly in India.
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We celebrate United Nations Day — a reminder of our collective vision for peace, equality, inclusive development & hope for all. Pakistan remains steadfast in advancing multilateralism and ensuring that no one is left behind.

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Honored to speak on #WorldPolioDay about Pakistan’s progress in the fight against polio. With determination and collaboration, we will reach every last child to #EndPolio in Pakistan and the world.

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On #Black Day, we stand with the resilient people of #Kashmir enduring 78 years of occupation, dispossession & erasure. Their struggle is one for dignity, identity & freedom. The world must not stay silent. They deserve justice and right to self-determination.

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Press Release At Kashmir Black Day Event, Speakers Call for Implementation of the UNSC Resolutions *New York, 27 October 2025: Speakers at the Kashmir Black Day event paid rich tribute to the Kashmiris for their exemplary sacrifices and defiance against the Indian occupation

Press Release

At Kashmir Black Day Event, Speakers Call for Implementation of the UNSC Resolutions   

*New York, 27 October 2025: Speakers at the Kashmir Black Day event paid rich tribute to the Kashmiris for their exemplary sacrifices and defiance against the Indian occupation
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Pakistan will continue to stand by Kashmiris in their just and legitimate struggle for the UN-sanction right to self-determination. Highlights of the Kashmir Black Day ceremony hosted jointly by the Pakistan Mission and the Consulate General of Pakistan in New York Watch the

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Where history meets hope! Thank you 🙏 Speakers & Participants of the 10/24 #WorldPolioDay event on Roosevelt Island, NY, near the smallpox hospital ruins. Together, we honored the progress & renewed our commitment to make polio the 2nd human disease to be eradicated. #EndPolio

Where history meets hope! Thank you 🙏 Speakers & Participants of the  10/24 #WorldPolioDay event on Roosevelt Island, NY, near the smallpox hospital ruins. Together, we honored the progress  & renewed our commitment to make polio the 2nd human disease to be eradicated. #EndPolio
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Echoes of an Empty Heart By Saima Saleem He walks among us with a practiced smile, His heart A barren field where no emotion is sown, For the man who betrays and wounds to survive, Is already a ghost though he pretends to be alive, Selfish hands may grasp the fleeting flame, But

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On the International Day of Care and Support, we honor the invisible hands and compassionate hearts that sustain our societies. Let us recognize care and support as a pillar of inclusive development and dignity — where every act of care strengthens our shared humanity.

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Resilience isn’t about never breaking, it’s about rising every time you do. It’s turning pain into power, perils into purpose, wounds into wisdom and silence into strength. We didn’t walk through fire to burn-we walked through it to be reborn in our own light to live life!