Lahore - A batch of
280 Pakistani troops left from Allama Iqbal International Airport here
Saturday on a UN mission for war-ravaged Liberia.
Pakistan peacekeeping
troops have been serving in Liberia for the last three years and have
played a pivotal role in maintaining secure and stable environment in
the most volatile regions of the country. They have largely contributed
towards capacity building of the vital national infrastructure of the
strife-stricken African country.
Liberia,
a small country located at the tip of western coast of Africa next to
Sierra Leone and Ivory Coast, became a republic in 1847. The Liberian
economy depends mainly on export of natural resources. The decades of
genocide and civil strife between different ethnic groups for the
control of these natural resources have virtually damaged the country’s
infrastructure. Liberia’s stability is vital to its neighbouring
countries, which have witnessed turbulence as a result of the fallout
of continued violence.
It may be
mentioned that Pakistan Army peacekeeping contingents have rendered
dedicated services in neighbouring Sierra Leone and Ivory Coast by
playing a major role in stabilising the volatile situation in these war
ravaged-countries.
They ensured
security, facilitated repatriation of refugees and restored writ of the
democratically elected government through smooth transition.
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