Riyadh, Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, leading Pakistan’s delegation at the Joint Arab Islamic Extraordinary Summit in Riyadh, emphasized the necessity of establishing a sovereign state of Palestine to ensure lasting peace in the region. The summit focused on the recent Israeli aggression in occupied Palestine and the critical humanitarian situation in Gaza.

According to Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, the Prime Minister, accompanied by Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani and Foreign Secretary Mohammad Syrus Sajjad Qazi, strongly condemned the ongoing Israeli aggression and blockade in Gaza. He highlighted that the Israeli forces’ actions violate international humanitarian and human rights law. Calling the force used by Israel war crimes and crimes against humanity, the Prime Minister urged the international community to hold Israel accountable. He stressed that the root of the current crisis lies in the denial of the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination. Prime Minister Kakar reaffirmed Pakistan’s support for the Palestinian cause, advocating for a sovereign Palestinian state based on pre-June 1967 borders with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital.