DOHA: Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar has condemned the illegal and unprovoked Israeli aggression against Qatar.
While delivering a statement at the preparatory ministerial meeting of the emergency Arab-Islamic summit in Doha on Sunday, Dar said this reckless and provocative attack constitutes a flagrant violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Qatar, contrary to the fundamental principles of international law, including the UN Charter, in particular its Article 2(4) prohibiting the threat or use of force.
“We are gathering again this morning to discuss yet another illegal Israeli assault on a brotherly sovereign state,” Dar said in a statement also released by the Foreign Office.
He added that it was only last month that we met in Jeddah for an Extraordinary meeting of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers to discuss Israeli aggression in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
“Pakistan condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the illegal and unprovoked Israeli aggression against the brotherly State of Qatar,” he stated.
He referred to the statement of the Prime Minister that the recent act of aggression by Israel is unjustified, and constitutes a most dangerous provocation that could imperil regional peace and stability.
Ishaq Dar noted that the Israeli strike against a sovereign state that has been actively partaking in the ongoing mediation efforts along with the US and Egypt, to reach a ceasefire in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, is unwarranted, unjustified, and appalling.
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“It also exposes Israel’s rogue mindset that disregards every tenet of global law and norms. Israel’s actions reek of an unabashed aggressor that is hell bent on achieving its heinous objectives and is unbothered if that pursuit topples the entire edifice of international order,” he said.
He added that no state is safe from such an unhinged entity that defies all precepts of civilised behaviour.
In his remarks, Ishq Dar said Israel’s unspeakable atrocities against the Palestinians over the last two years are another testament to the limits it can breach in implementing its evil designs.
“Israel’s increasing illegal incursions in the regional countries without any remorse or fear of liability have set a dangerous trend which must be put to a decisive stop,” he added.
The Deputy Prime Minister said the Arab-Islamic world must hold hands in thrusting a united front to the brazen Israeli hostility in the region.
He expressed Pakistan’s complete solidarity with the Government and people of Qatar, adding that it fully supports their inalienable right to take all necessary measures, in accordance with the UN Charter, to defend their sovereignty, territorial integrity, and the safety of all persons within their territory.
He commended Qatar’s role in facilitating mediation efforts, including for a ceasefire, which has been widely and consistently appreciated by the world, together with Egypt and the US.
He said the UN Security Council must urgently demand that Israel, under Chapter VII of the UN Charter, for an immediate, unconditional, and permanent ceasefire, release of hostages, and exchange of Palestinian prisoners, unfettered, sustained, and secure humanitarian access to all civilians in need, and the protection of aid workers, medical teams, and UN personnel.
“The revival of a genuine and time-bound political process to achieve a just, comprehensive and lasting two-state solution in accordance with international law and relevant UN and OIC resolutions,” he suggested.
He reiterated Pakistan’s steadfast commitment to the cause of global peace. “As an elected member of the UN Security Council, Pakistan will continue to work with the OIC and Arab partners to mobilise global support towards this end,” he said.
Israel carried out airstrikes on a civilian neighborhood in Doha on Tuesday, targeting Hamas leaders who were engaged in discussions over a Gaza ceasefire proposal put forward by the United States.
Qatar, which has played a central role as a mediator in ceasefire and hostage negotiations between Israel and Hamas, hosts the political bureau of the Palestinian group as part of its diplomatic efforts.
