Pakistan opposes new permanent Security Council members

• Asim Iftikhar says Islamabad backs more elected seats on UNSC • Foreign secretary-designate highlights country’s role in peaceful dispute settlement • Notes Islamabad presses for peaceful settlement of Kashmir dispute WASHINGTON: Pakistan opposes adding new permanent members to the UN Security Council and instead favours increasing the number of elected, non-permanent members of the 15-member body, Pakistan’s UN envoy Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, who is set to take charge as the country’s new foreign secretary next week, told Dawn. Assessing Pakistan’s stint on the Security Council, from…