on 6 october 1948, pakistan's foreign minister zafarullah, requested the president of the united nations security council that pakistan be permitted to participate in the discussion of the hyderabad question in accordance with article 31 of the united nations' charter. the government of pakistan took the case and raised the question of the state of hyderabad to the united nations security council pursuant to article 31, where it is still pending for resolution pakistan has been mainly involved in arguments for the rights of kashmiris. in spite of raising questions that predominantly affect pakistan, the pakistan delegation is often able to play a significant role in debates on other issues as well. as a number of states had not attained independence in the 1950s, pakistan became an effective spokesman of many asian states and movements, it states: