Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar Participates in the Joint Arab Islamic Extraordinary Summit
Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar led the Pakistan delegation to the Joint Arab Islamic Extraordinary Summit, held in Riyadh today. Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani and Foreign Secretary Mohammad Syrus Sajjad Qazi accompanied the Prime Minister.
The Extraordinary Summit has been convened to discuss the unprecedented Israeli aggression and the deepening humanitarian situation in occupied Palestine.
In his statement, the Prime Minister strongly condemned incessant and brutal Israeli aggression and the inhumane blockade of Gaza that has resulted in death, destruction and displacement. He stressed that the Israeli occupation forces were in clear violation of international humanitarian and human rights law, and their indiscriminate and disproportionate use of force amounted to war crimes and crimes against humanity. He called on the international community to hold Israel accountable for its crimes.
Prime Minister Kakar underscored the urgency of bringing an end to Israel’s campaign of terror with an immediate and unconditional ceasefire, lifting of the siege of Gaza, and rapid and unhindered humanitarian and relief assistance for the people of Gaza.
Prime Minister Kakar underlined that the root cause of the current situation was the perennial settler colonialism and denial of the right of self determination of the Palestinian people. He reaffirmed Pakistan’s solidarity and support for the Palestinian people and for their right to self-determination.
The Prime Minister underscored that an early establishment of a viable, secure, contiguous and sovereign state of Palestine on the basis of the pre-June 1967 borders and with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital, was the only guarantee for lasting peace and security in the region.
Editor: Raja Kamran