Permanent Representative to the UN, New York Abdullah Hussain Haroon of Pakistan
Hussain Haroon is the chair of the English speaking club of Karachi.
In July 2008, Hussain Abdullah Haroon was appointed as the Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations, replacing veteran Munir Akram.
The action would include freezing the assets of the group, Pakistani Ambassador to the UN Abdullah Hussain Haroon said in a statem.
tvGEO PakistanCABC under command of COAS be set up: Hussain HaroonUpdated at: 1525 PST, Wednesday, November 26, 2008NEW YORK: Pakistans permanent representative to UN, Abdullah Hussain Haroon has proposed setting up of a Central Authority Border Command (CABC) under the command of the Pak Army Chief for better liaising at the borders among the NATO, Pakistan and other forces.
tvGEO PakistanUNSC did not notify before imposing ban: Abdullah HaroonUpdated at: 1051 PST, Thursday, December 11, 2008NEW YORK: Pakistan's UN ambassador Abdullah Hussain Haroon has said that United Nations Security Councils committee did not contact Pakistani mission as regards imposing sanctions on three Pakistani citizens and organizations.
Talking to Geo News, Haroon said that UNs committee had reviewed many names even before he assumed ambassadorship.
Haroon said that he has informed Islamabad of the decision.
Speaking to Pakistani journalists after presenting his credentials to the UN chief, Mr Haroon said he conveyed to the UN chief the greetings of president-elect Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani.
Responding to a question, Mr Haroon said that Mr Zardari would head Pakistans delegation to the 63rd session of the United Nations General Assembly.
On the just-concluded presidential elections, Mr Haroon said the secretary-general spoke very warmly about Mr Zardari.
Mr Haroon said he had told the UN chief that Pakistan would continue to play a positive role at the UN.
Mr Haroon was accompanied by Farukh Amil, Pakistans deputy permanent representative.
The Security Councils demand for free and fair plebiscite under the UN auspices still remains to be implemented, Ambassador Abdullah Hussain Haroon said rejecting Indian claims.
Citing the current violence in Indian-occupied Kashmir, Mr Haroon said the occupation forces had brutally killed innocent protesters.
In a hard-hitting response, Mr Haroon said the Indian claims about Kashmiris exercise of the right to self-determination through elections had been rejected not only by the UN Security Council but also by the people of Kashmir.
As regards human rights violations, Mr Haroon said Pakistan had only echoed what had been said and reported both by the international and Indian human rights non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and media about Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
While participating in the committees debate on Right of peoples to self-determination, Mr Haroon said the exercise of that right had empowered suppressed and disenfranchised peoples to strive to achieve equality before the law and to determine their own political, economic, social and cultural systems.
Pakistan's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Abdullah Hussain Haroon has told the US television network CBS that Pakistan has been handing over foreigners caught in Pakistan, who have been suspected of carrying out terrorist activity.
When asked if Pakistan would take action against those behind the Mumbai attacks, Mr Haroon said that India must first prove that the attackers were Pakistani citizens.
Fri, Dec 5 04:25 PMUnited Nations, Dec 5(ANI): Pakistans Ambassador to United Nations Abdullah Hussain Haroon has urged India not to widen the area of conflict between the two nations.
A seasoned politician and a close friend of Pakistan President-elect Asif Ali Zardari, Abdullah Hussain Haroon has been appointed as the country's Ambassador to the United Nations replacing Munir Akram.
Akram was a career diplomat but Haroon is a politician having held, among other, the post of speaker of the provincial Sind Assembly.
Mr Haroon said he believed such a force would help end the misunderstanding and tension between the NATO and Pakistani forces, improve co-ordination between the two forces on action against terrorists and save the lives of many innocent people in the Tribal Areas of the country.
Abdullah Hussain Haroon was also present with him on the occasion.
In a letter written to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Haroon describes as 'regrettable' the attempt being made internationally to "involve Pakistan through its government and people to bear the brunt of the outrage against the Mumbai incident.
According to the Daily Times, Haroon says the need of the hour' is to avoid the 'blame game.
and people to bear the brunt of the outrage against the Mumbai incident.
Another 'Khyber to Panipat' warning by Pakistan's UN envoy * Abdullah Hussain Haroon says it's imperative to avoid 'blame game' after Mumbai attacks * Calls.
period of Ayub Khan he was appointed as ambassador at UK.
was imprisoned by Bhutto to punish him.
and Hussain Haroon is entirely sectarian in banning Jammat ul Dawah.
spent millions for lobbying funny Human Rights award to Benazir.
Jamaat-ud-Dawa could be banned following UN plea: HaroonUNITED NATIONS: Pakistans permanent representative to UN, Abdullah Hussain Haroon said Wednesday that the suspected terrorist outfit Jamaat-ud-Dawa could be banned on the request of the UN Security Council.
Talking to mediamen in United Nations Hussain Haroon said that India has approached to Security Council to get Jamaat-ud-Dawa banned while he showed Pakistans readiness to ban the suspected outfit if United Nations requests to Pakistan adding its bank accounts could also be ceased.
Pakistan's Permanent Representative at the United Nations, Ambassador Abdullah Hussain Haroon has charged a United Nations Security Council committee with failure to contact the Pakistani mission before going ahead with the imposition of sanctions on three Pakistani citizens, labelled as terrorists and organizations allegedly linked to militant activities.
Pakistani Ambassador to the UN Abdullah Hussain Haroon said in a statement Tuesday before the Security Council that the government of Pakistan has already initiated investigations on its own.
The action would include freezing the assets of the group, Pakistani Ambassador to the UN Abdullah Hussain Haroon said in a statement Tuesday before the Security Council during a special debate on terrorism where members called for action against those responsible for the Nov 26 terror siege of Mumbai.
Haroon said Pakistan had already started action against those allegedly in the Mumbai terrorist attacks.
Haroon is scheduled to meet President Asif Ali Zardari and officials of the Foreign Office on Friday and is likely to discuss matters pertaining to national security, Pakistan's role in the war on terrorism and the UN's position on the government's request for a UN probe into the assassination of Benazir Bhutto.
Haroon said the people of Pakistan have a misperception that the UN is not showing interest in probing Benazir's murder.
Before the president's meeting with the UN Secretary-General, Haroon said he had met the Secretary-General and other UN officials on the issue.
Pakistani envoy Haroon had said on Dec 9: It is for the clerics in Deoband, who wield great influence in the NWFP territories of Pakistan and in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), to come to Pakistan, get together and embed, offer a fatwa in Pakistan against suicide bombings and killings of Muslims in Pakistan as well as in India.
In a letter to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and all member nations, Pakistan's Ambassador to the world body Abdullah Hussain Haroon has said, building up circumstantial evidence has resulted in some of the costliest mistakes by mankind, the latest example being the US intervention in Iraq.
Former Speaker of Sindh Assembly Abdullah Hussain Haroon said on Wednesday that newly formed government should prepare a white paper within 30 days on misdeeds of previous regime and political, social and other crises resulted from them.
Abdullah Hussain Haroon said that more than 50 percent of population in Sindh province was compelled to live below the poverty-line.
United Nations, Dec 5 Pakistan's Ambassador to United Nations Abdullah Hussain Haroon has urged India not to widen the area of conflict between the two nations.
In a letter addressed to the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, Haroon has suggested that US Secretary of State should be dispatched to the region to ease tension in the subcontinent which developed after the Mumbai terror attacks.
Ambassador Haroon has much bigger short-term as well as long-term challenges to face during his assignment at the United Nations.
Pakistan’s ambassador to the United Nations Abdullah Hussain Haroon has proposed that a joint Pakistani, Nato and US military force under the command of Gen.
Haroon said in a speech at the US Army War College that he was making the proposal to “end complaints of mistrust among coalition partners and provide much needed local experience, essential for success in Afghanistan.
Addressing a special meeting of the UN General Assembly on Afghanistan, Haroon said the lack of security remained a major problem and concern and the control of the international border between Afghanistan and Pakistan was a joint responsibility.
Haroon said much more needs to be done on counter-narcotics, and short-term measures needs to be complemented by comprehensive, durable and long-term solutions based on alternative livelihoods.
NEW YORK: Pakistans permanent representative to UN, Abdullah Hussain Haroon has proposed setting up of a Central Authority Border Command (CABC) under the command of the Pak Army Chief for better liaising at the borders among the NATO, Pakistan and other forces.
In a meeting with the Belgium defense minister here, Pakistans permanent representative to UN, Abdullah Hussain Haroon said that Pakistan Army could play a vital role in the tackling of Somalian pirates and securing the sea routes.