NEW YORK -APP):Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar Monday said Pakistan reaffirmed its unwavering and principled support for the Palestinian peoples’ inalienable right to a viable, independent and contiguous state of Palestine based on the pre-1967 borders with Al-Quds Al Sharif as its capital.
He was speaking at the United Nations High-Level International Conference on “The Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution” in New York.
He said, “For over 75 years, the Palestinian people have endured occupation, displacement and denial of their fundamental rights, including their inalienable right to self-determination.”
“This prolonged injustice is not just a political failure but a moral stain and a persistent threat to international peace and security,” he said, adding, “Today Gaza is a graveyard of international law and humanitarian principles.”
He said the death and destruction inflicted by Israel, including the killing of over 58,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, was an unconscionable breach of international humanitarian law, the United Nations resolutions and the binding measures of the International Court of Justice.
Blockade of aid, deliberate targeting of civilian infrastructure including refugee camps, hospitals and aid convoys crossed every red line of legality and humanity, he asserted.
He said, “The collective punishment of Palestinians must stop now, and we must immediately act with purpose.”
“It is high time for credible and enforceable international action on key priorities.”
He called for an unconditional, immediate and permanent ceasefire across Gaza and all Palestinian-occupied territories and implementation of UN resolution 2735.
He commended the efforts of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt and the United States on the Palestinian issue.
He urged full and unimpeded humanitarian access, especially of life saving food and medicines to Gaza and the protection of humanitarian teams.
