JI announces march towards US embassy over Gaza aggression

There is a graveyard-like silence on the issue of Palestine across the world: Hafiz Naeem

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Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman on Sunday announced the suspension of the party’s routine activities to focus on a series of nationwide protests in support of Palestinians in Gaza.

Speaking at a press conference in Lahore, Hafiz Naeem said, “Jamaat-e-Islami is suspending all normal activities from today.”

He outlined a protest calendar, beginning with countrywide demonstrations on Friday, April 11. “On April 13, we will hold a Palestine March in Karachi, and on April 20, we will march towards the US embassy in Islamabad,” he added.

Hafiz Naeem said a delegation of Pakistani parliamentarians would reach out to Muslim-majority countries including Türkiye, Iran, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt to push for breaking the Israeli blockade of Gaza.

“There is a graveyard-like silence on the issue of Palestine across the world,” he said. “The mask has fallen off the faces of the US, UK, and Europe — the West is just as barbaric today as it was during the Dark Ages.”

Hafiz Naeem also criticised the inaction of Muslim countries. “Muslim nations have wrapped themselves in a blanket of apathy. If they had shown some honour, perhaps the atrocities in Gaza wouldn’t have happened,” he said.

He concluded by reaffirming JI’s commitment to advocating for Palestinian rights. “We will raise this issue with the government. Even when we last spoke with the prime minister, we called attention to the massacre in Gaza,” he said.