Islamabad, November 29, 2022 (PPI-OT):National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervez Ashraf and Deputy Speaker Zahid Akram Durrani expressed solidarity with the Palestinian people on the occasion of Palestine Solidarity Day, which is celebrated worldwide on November 29 under the auspices of the United Nations. He reiterated Pakistan’s unwavering support for the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination.
He said that Pakistan strongly supports the demand of the Palestinian people for the borders established in 1967 and making Al-Quds al-Sharif its capital. It should be remembered that Palestine Solidarity Day is celebrated under the United Nations resolutions on Palestine adopted in 1977.
The speaker stressed the need for the Muslim Ummah to unite in its ranks to end the atrocities inflicted on the Palestinian people by Israel. He said that on November 29, 1947, the United Nations General Assembly divided the Palestinian territories. And approved the resolution to establish the Arab Muslim state, the Jewish state of Israel and keep Jerusalem under the control of the United Nations.
However, in 1967, on the basis of military force, Israel illegally occupied many Palestinian areas and forced the Palestinians living in these areas to emigrate. He said that since its inception, Israel has been inflicting atrocities on Palestinians through military force to evict Palestinians from their homeland. He said that even today millions of Palestinians are forced to live in camps in neighbouring Muslim countries.
The Speaker said that for the past several decades, Palestinians have been struggling for their freedom and thousands of young people, including children, old people and women, have been martyred in this struggle. He urged all Muslim countries to unite for the liberation of Palestine. He called on the United Nations to take strict notice of the atrocities committed by Israel on the Palestinians and play its role for a peaceful solution to the Palestinian issue in accordance with the resolutions of the United Nations General Assembly.
On this occasion, Deputy Speaker Zahid Akram Durrani said that today reminds us of November 29, 1947 when the United Nations General Assembly recalled the resolution in the light of which Palestine and Israel were exposed as Muslim and Jewish states. Established in existence. He demanded the establishment of an independent Palestinian state according to the 1967 borders. He asked the United Nations to take steps to ensure the implementation of its resolution for the liberation of Palestine and the return of Palestinians to their homeland.
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