According to ECO Cultural Institute quoting Dawn, Pakistan has been elected to the UN Committee for Programme and Coordination (CPC) by securing 52 votes from the 54-member Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
"This overwhelming support constitutes 96 per cent of the total tally," said a spokesperson for Pakistan's Permanent Mission to the United Nations.
"Pakistan's re-election is a resounding validation of its meaningful engagement within the United Nations as well as its contributions in the areas of international economic cooperation and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)," the spokesperson added.
The body functions as the main subsidiary organ of ECOSOC and the UN General Assembly for planning, programming and coordination of the work of the UN.