ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is the third largest contributor to United Nations' peacekeeping missions the world over, officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told the Senate on Friday. read more
The Pakistani military has played a key role in the UN's peacekeeping programme in different parts of the world, most prominently in Somalia, Sierra Leone, Bosnia, Congo and Liberia. As of 2009, Pakistan stood as the largest contributor of troops to United Nations peacekeeping missions in the world, and was followed by Bangladesh and India. read more
Pakistani United Nations soldiers deploy in Kailahun, eastern Sierra Leone, 14 November 2001 as the National Commission for Disarmement, Demobilization and Reinstatement (NCDDR), started the preparations for the disarmement of the Kailahun district, the stronghold of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) . read more