{"id":36052,"date":"2026-08-14T07:42:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T07:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=36052"},"modified":"2026-08-14T07:42:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T07:42:12","slug":"pakistan-army-major-general-appointed-new-force-commander-of-un-mission-in-western-sahara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=36052","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan Army major general appointed new force commander of UN mission in Western Sahara"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=dawn.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a>Pakistan Army Major General Jawwad Ahmed Qazi has been appointed the new force commander of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (Minurso), the Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the UN announced on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a social media post on X, Pakistan\u2019s mission said, \u201cUN Secretary General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres has appointed Major Gen Qazi of Pakistan as the new force commander of MINURSO.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWith over 35 years of leadership and operational experience in the Pakistan Army and UN peacekeeping, Major Gen Qazi brings extensive command, field and international experience to the mission,\u201d the mission said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Pakistan\u2019s mission, Major Gen Qazi has previously served in senior leadership roles, including command, staff and instructional positions, both in Pakistan and abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His previous appointments in Pakistan include general officer commanding of an infantry division, force commander in the Northern Areas and director general at the Ministry of Defence, it added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier in his career, he also served with the UN Transitional Administration for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium (UNTAES) in Croatia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPakistan takes pride in this appointment and remains committed to supporting UN peacekeeping and international efforts for peace and stability through deployment of mission-ready contingents and leaders who have vast peacekeeping experience,\u201d it stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Western Sahara, a former Spanish colony largely controlled by Morocco, is the only territory on the African continent whose post-colonial status has not been settled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Morocco has long conflicted with the Algerian-backed Polisario Front, which seeks independence for the Sahrawi people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is claimed by the Polisario Front, which insists on the indigenous Sahrawi people\u2019s right to a referendum on self-determination monitored by the UN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Polisario is seeking independence and says Morocco should adhere to an agreement it accepted in 1991 that provides for a UN-supervised referendum on self-determination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reference Link:- <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/2022601\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/2022601<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan Army Major General Jawwad Ahmed Qazi has been appointed the new force commander of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (Minurso), the Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the UN announced on Thursday. 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