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Press Release

No PR141/2012-ISPR

Dated: June 3, 2012

Rawalpindi - June 3, 2012:

When the world celebrated this year the UN peacekeeping day, Pakistan stands tall in the comity of nations being second largest troops contributing country in the World.
Pakistan’s journey with UN peacekeeping operations began in 1960 when it deployed its first ever contingent in UN operations in Congo. Over past fifty two years Pakistan has been the most significant and consistent contributor for UN peacekeeping around the world. Pakistan has hitherto participated in 41 UN peacekeeping missions including some of the most challenging missions. Pakistan has so far contributed 142542 troops in the UN missions across the world. Up till now 128 Pakistani peacekeeper (10.24% of the UN total fatalities) has scarified their lives in noble cause of helping humanity, building peace and bringing stability across the regions under the banner of UN.
Since 2006 Pakistan has been the largest troops contributing country. At the moment Pakistan is the 2nd largest contributor with present deployment of 9461 peacekeepers in 7 different UN missions and is currently contributing 9.71% of the total UN peacekeepers strength.
Performance of Pakistan peacekeepers have been acknowledge worldwide by numerous world leader and the UN leadership. An undisputed professional standing of Pakistan peacekeepers has also made the passion of every Special Representative of Secretary General and Force Commander in each of UN peacekeeping mission.

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A Pakistani soldier helping an old lady for treatment in a Pakistani hospital in Sudan- File Photo

Press Release

No PR142/2012-ISPR

Dated: June 3, 2012

Rawalpindi - June 3, 2012:

Major General Asim Saleem Bajwa was commissioned in Punjab Regiment from Pakistan Military Academy Kakul in March 1984 in 34 Punjab Regiment. He has held various Command, staff and instructional appointments that include Command of an Anti Tank Battalion, an Infantry Brigade Group and a strike Infantry Division. He has been Brigade Major of an Infantry Brigade and Chief of Staff of a strike Corps. He has also been on the faculty of PMA Kakul and Command and Staff College Quetta. He has served as deputy Military Secretary to the President of Pakistan. Graduate of Command and Staff College Quetta, National Defence University and Staff College Camberley (UK), he also holds Master degree in Defence Studies from Kings College London (UK) and MSc War Studies from NDU, Islamabad. He is recipient of Tamgha-i-Basalat.

He is married and has three children.

He will assume the charge of Director General Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) on 4^th June 2012.

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Major General Asim Saleem Bajwa