Pakistan opposes India s demand for UNSC seat

Pakistan on Saturday rejected India s demand for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council_ saying there s no place for a fasicst state in a sensitive decision-making body. Earlier in the day_ Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a strong pitch for a more prominent role in the UN Security Council_ asking:  Till when do we have to wait? Till when will India be kept away from the UN s decision-making process? Last week_ the Indian government announced that it was according  highest priority to getting a permanent seat on the UNSC.  It s a pipe dream_ said Pakistan s permanent representative to the UN_ Ambassador Munir Akram_ while responding to the demand.  The world does not want a fascist state as a permanent member of the Security Council. The Pakistani envoy said that Islamabad too wanted UN reforms but not by adding another state to the existing list of five permanent UNSC members.  We want expansion of the non-permanent members in the Security Council_ from the present 10 to 20-21 to ensure equitable representation of the UN s 193 member states_ he said. There are at least 30 UN members that support expansion only in the non-permanent category. China_ one of the five permanent members with veto power_ also backs this proposal. The other permanent members include the US_ Britain_ Russia and France. Brazil_ Germany_ India and Japan_ however_ want to be added to the permanent category. On Wednesday_ Brazil and South Africa urged the UN to expedite the reforms. The Security Council is the UN s highest-decision making forum and the only one that can make legally-binding decisions_ such as the one demanding a plebiscite in Kashmir. India_ however_ refuses to implement this legally-binding decision.