FM calls for justice for victims of terrorism.

ISLAMABAD -- Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has urged the international community to make protection and promotion of the rights of victims of terrorism a basic tenant of global efforts to promote peace and security.

In his address at the High-Level Segment of the first United Nations Global Congress of Victims of Terrorism, the foreign minister also called on the international community to develop a victim centric approach while addressing the challenges faced in conflict zones.

The foreign minister expressed solidarity with the victims of terrorism all over the world. He paid special homage to the oppressed people of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) and Palestine and emphasized the need to counter state terrorism, especially in cases of foreign occupation.

Highlighting the sacrifices made by Pakistan in the fight against terrorism, the foreign minister underscored that Pakistan was one of the worst victims of terrorism with over 80,000 causalities and economic losses exceeding $150 billion.

The foreign minister said that Pakistan condemned terrorism in all its forms and manifestations including Islamophobic, racially, ethnically motivated and state sponsored terrorism.

He stressed the need for developing a consensus definition of terrorism by taking into account new and emerging threats. He emphasized that...