ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday reaffirmed its unwavering support for the Palestinian cause and called for the protection of Islamic and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem during a ministerial meeting on the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories held in Amman, Jordan.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar represented Pakistan at the Ministerial Meeting on Jerusalem, where he voiced deep concern over the deteriorating situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, particularly Occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank.
Addressing the meeting, Dar condemned continued Israeli violations at Al-Aqsa Mosque/Al-Haram Al-Sharif, illegal settlement expansion, settler violence, and attempts to alter the historical and legal status of the holy sites.
Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar @MIshaqDar50 participated in the Ministerial Meeting on Jerusalem in Amman today.
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He reaffirmed Pakistan’s steadfast support for the Hashemite Custodianship over the Islamic and Christian Holy Sites in Jerusalem and stressed that Israel has no sovereignty over Occupied East Jerusalem.
Pakistan calls for upholding international law
The Deputy Prime Minister underscored the importance of upholding international law and implementing relevant UN Security Council resolutions. He also stressed the need to preserve the Gaza ceasefire, ensure the full implementation of the Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict, facilitate unhindered humanitarian assistance, and strengthen coordinated Arab and Islamic diplomatic efforts to protect the Palestinian people.
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Statement by the Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar @MIshaqDar50 at Ministerial Meeting on the Deteriorating Situation in Occupied East Jerusalem (Amman, 5 August 2026)
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Reaffirming Pakistan’s longstanding position on Palestine, Dar said a just, comprehensive and lasting peace could only be achieved through the establishment of an independent, sovereign, viable and contiguous State of Palestine based on the pre-June 1967 borders, with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital.
Worsening situation in occupied Palestinian territories
The ministerial meeting is convened to discuss the worsening situation in the occupied Palestinian territories and to coordinate Arab and Islamic efforts aimed at safeguarding Jerusalem’s holy sites and advancing international support for the Palestinian cause.
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The meeting brings together foreign ministers from Arab League member states and several Islamic countries to discuss the worsening situation in occupied Jerusalem.
On the sidelines of the meeting, Dar is also expected to hold bilateral talks with his counterparts to exchange views on regional developments, with a particular focus on Palestine.
Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar @MIshaqDar50 joined fellow Foreign Ministers from the Arab League and the Group of Muslim Countries for the official group photo at the Ministerial Meeting on Jerusalem in Amman. pic.twitter.com/yFX0PTHhbU
— Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Pakistan (@ForeignOfficePk) August 5, 2026
Pakistan and several other Muslim-majority countries have repeatedly condemned what they describe as the continued incursions by extremist Israeli settlers into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, Islam’s third-holiest site in occupied East Jerusalem, which Israel captured during the 1967 Arab-Israeli war and later annexed.
Al-Aqsa a powerful symbol of Palestinian identity
The Al-Aqsa compound remains a powerful symbol of Palestinian identity and a recurring flashpoint in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Under the long-standing status quo, Jewish visitors are permitted to enter the site but are prohibited from praying there.
Although Israel maintains that it remains committed to preserving this arrangement, Palestinians argue that the status quo is being gradually undermined.
In June, the foreign ministers of Pakistan and eight other Muslim countries issued a joint statement expressing their categorical rejection of any attempts to alter the historical and legal status quo in Jerusalem and its Islamic and Christian holy sites.
