Palestine solidarity moot demands ceasefire in Gaza

Speakers at the Second International Palestine Conference in University of Karachi demanded an immediate stop to the aggression in Gaza and said that the issue of Palestine is not that of Arabs or Muslims, but of humanity. International Community has been failed to solve the issue of Palestine.

The Second International Solidarity conference titled: "The Palestine Quest" was organized by Palestine Academic Forum, the Palestine Foundation of Pakistan (PLF) while the conference was chaired by Vice Chancellor of University of Karachi Professor Dr. Khalid Mehmood Iraqi.

The Consul General and representatives of Turkey, Malaysia, Indonesia, Iran and Russian Federation participated in the conference.

Dean of Islamic Studies Prof. Dr. Zahid Ali Zahidi, Dean of Social Sciences Prof. Dr. Shaista Tabasim and Secretary General of Palestine Foundation Pakistan also addressed in the conference.

At the end of the conference, all the participants also expressed solidarity with the Palestinians by making a chain of hands.

Speaking at the International Palestine Solidarity Conference, KU Vice Chancellor Professor Dr. Khalid Mahmood Iraqi said this is not only an issue of Muslims and Arabs but of the whole humanity. The Western governments have also been exposed due to their double standards.

The VC, through a resolution in the House, demanded an immediate ceasefire in Palestine and an end to the aggression on Gaza.

Malaysian Consul General Harman Hardinata said that 2.3 million people are homeless in Palestine, over 30,000 have been martyred the martyrdom is around 30 thousand, while the number of dead women and children is high. The infrastructure of Gaza has been destroyed.

Turkish Consul General Cemal Sangu said if the Ummah does not unite against Israel, today Palestine is under the, tomorrow it will be Lebanon, then Turkey and many more things may happen.

Indonesian Consul General Dr June Kuncoro Hadiningrat said, "we must think about changing the veto power members of the Security Consul."

The representative of the Russian Federation expressed solidarity with the Palestinian people.

Iranian Consul General Hassan Nourian said Imam Khomeini said that the existence of Israel is like a cancer in the chest of the Islamic world, so Iran strongly condemns every cruelty and brutalities committed by Israel.

Dr Shaista Tabsum said Israel wants to occupy all of Gaza because documents show that Gaza has huge oil and gas reserves in the coastal area of Gaza.

Dean Faculty of Islamic Studies Dr. Zahid Ali Zahidi said Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah also opposed the recognition of Israel. At the end of the conference, Palestine Foundation Pakistan Secretary General Dr Sabir Abu Maryam thanked all the guests and participants of the conference.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 27^th, 2024.