ISLAMABAD, (PIC)
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, in his message on International Quds Day on Friday, called for world action to stop ongoing Israeli atrocities against the Palestinian people, his office said.
The International Quds Day is an annual pro-Palestinian event that is marked on the last Friday of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan to express support for the Palestinian people and oppose Israel.
In his message, PM Sharif lamented more than 32,000 Palestinians, including 17,000 children, had been killed last year, amid deliberate targeting of hospitals, refugee camps and schools as well as aid blockades.
“Despite a ceasefire resolution by the United Nations Security Council, the unprovoked bombing of innocent civilians in Gaza continues by Israel,” Sharif was quoted as saying by his office.
“Pakistan demands the international community to play its role in putting pressure on Israel to stop Israeli oppression against the Palestinians.”
PM Sharif urged Muslims across the world to remember their Palestinian and Kashmiri brothers and sisters on the occasion of Jumatul Wida and pray to God Almighty to ease their difficulties.
Multiple religious parties and groups have announced rallies on Friday to mark the Quds Day and to express solidarity with the Palestinians in Gaza.
The rallies are scheduled to be held in Islamabad and other cities after the Friday prayers.
