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    The Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) aims to regulate the international trade of conventional weapons and prevent their misuse. While Pakistan supports the treaty’s goal of promoting transparency and curbing illicit arms trade, it has not ratified the ATT. Pakistan raises concerns over loopholes, such as the lack of enforcement mechanisms, unequal application of regulations, and insufficient focus on addressing arms supplies to non-state actors in conflict zones.
These gaps, if unaddressed, risk undermining global security and disproportionately impacting countries in volatile regions. Pakistan emphasizes a fair and comprehensive approach to ensure the treaty’s effectiveness.
Center for International Strategic Studies Azad Jammu and Kashmir was established in Muzaffarabad on November 01, 2022. It is an autonomous, non-profit, non-partisan and multidisciplinary Research Center with a focus not limited to Kashmir only, but the regional and global dynamics influencing Pakistan.