‘Israel commuting worst genocide in history’

Senate body decides to stage pro- Palestinians rally on Nov 7

ISLAMABAD:

Senate Standing Committee on Defence Chairman Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed Saturday said the relationship between Pakistan and Palestine was centuries old, not years.

“Before and after the establishment of Pakistan, every ruler, including the founder of Pakistan, Quaid-e-Azam, has made his political, diplomatic and economic efforts against Israel and in favour of the Palestinians,” he said.

“Israeli atrocities on Gaza are currently unfolding in the form of the worst genocide in history, we as a nation need to raise our voices in favour of the oppressed,” he added.

The senator expressed these views while addressing a meeting held under the Civil Society Islamabad regarding Israeli atrocities on Gaza in the federal capital.

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On this occasion, it was decided to organise a big rally in favour of Palestinians in Islamabad on November 7, which will be held from the National Press Club to D-Chowk.

In his speech at the ceremony, Mushahid Hussain Syed said that the relationship between Pakistanis and the Palestinians began on March 23, 1940, when a resolution in favour of the latter was passed along with the resolution of Pakistan in the historic session of Lahore. “The Quaid-e-Azam always spoke for the rights of the Palestinians,” he said.

After becoming the ruler of Pakistan, the first letter he wrote to a foreign leader was to the American president regarding Palestine. Pakistan is the only non-Arab country that has been a part of the regular Palestinian-Israeli war twice.

He said people are coming out in favour of the Palestinians today not only in Islamic countries but also in Western countries. Israel is making history of genocide. We need to stand strong with our brothers.

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In his address, United Business Group (UBG) Secretary General Zafar Bakhtawari said Muslims of the whole world look towards Islamabad in difficult times and Pakistan has also played its role historically. “We as a nation need to come out now and stand with the oppressed. The civil society of Islamabad sends a message of solidarity to the Palestinians. The rulers of the entire Islamic world are silent spectators, but the people are waking up. The world should stand with the oppressed Palestinians and call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza,” he said.

Anjuman-e-Tajiran Pakistan President Ajmal Baloch said Islamabad is one of the most prominent cities not only in Pakistan but also in the Islamic world. “It is very important for this city to wake up and come out in favour of the oppressed,” he added.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 5^th, 2023.