United Nations, Jan. 28 (TNS): A Pakistani UN peacekeeper was martyred by “members of an armed group” in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a United Nations spokesperson said on Sunday.
“At least one other peacekeeper was wounded following an attack by members of an armed group near Lulimba, 96 kilometres south-west of Baraka, in the DRC’s South Kivu Province”, a UN spokesperson said.
Today, a peacekeeper from #Pakistan deployed with #MONUSCO has been killed in an ambush: https://t.co/f4moSCRUQJ pic.twitter.com/MCxCTv5JMa
— The UN Times (@TheUNTimes) January 28, 2018
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres “condemns the killing of a peacekeeper from Pakistan.
He reaffirmed the UN’s willingness to continue to address the country’s security challenges, despite tensions with the government.
Pakistan’s permanent representative to the UN, Dr Maleeha Lodhi, identified the martyred Pakistani trooper as Naik Naeem Raza. She also prayed for the recovery of the injured Pakistani soldier in a message on Twitter.
