ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday reiterated Pakistan’s “unwavering” support to Palestine on the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.
Since 1977, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has been observing the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People on November 29 every year to commemorate the adoption of a resolution on the partition of Palestine in 1947.
“On behalf of the people & government of Pakistan, I reiterate our unwavering support to the Palestinians on the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. The Day highlights the extreme sufferings Palestinians have endured under illegal Israeli occupation,” PM Sharif said on Twitter.
“Israeli persecution & oppressive actions that find no parallel in contemporary history are emboldened by impunity. Unresolved Palestinian issue is not just a moral question but an issue that has implication for global peace. We are for two-state solution as per the UN resolutions.”
Since the occupation of Palestine by Israel, Pakistan has adopted a consistent policy by refusing to recognize Israel as a state.
The country calls for a viable, independent, and contiguous Palestinian State, with pre-1967 borders, Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital, and a comprehensive and lasting solution to the Palestinian question in accordance with the relevant United Nations and OIC resolutions.
