JEDDAH: Pakistan on Saturday reaffirmed its unwavering support for the Palestinian cause, calling for urgent collective action to address ongoing Israeli atrocities against the Palestinian people.
The resolve was reaffirmed by Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar in his speech while representing Pakistan at the Extraordinary Session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Strongly condemning the proposal of settlement of Palestinians in other countries, the Deputy Prime Minister called upon the OIC to collectively oppose and block any attempt to relocate Palestinians from their homeland, whether through direct coercion or under the guise of humanitarian relief and reconstruction.
“The OIC must categorically reject any proposal that seeks to eject the Palestinians from their own homeland. No external force has the right to dictate their future to the Palestinians. They must determine their own future, through an exercise of self-determination. The OIC must stand united against any sinister agenda aimed at altering the demography of the occupied Palestinian territories,” Dar said.
Dar underscored the necessity of concrete measures to realize the two-state Solution as the only means of achieving lasting peace in the region.
The Deputy Prime Minister presented Pakistan’s urgent recommendations including a full and immediate implementation of the three phases of the ceasefire agreement which included a permanent cessation of hostilities, the complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza, unrestricted humanitarian access, and a comprehensive reconstruction plan.
The Deputy Prime Minister emphasized the complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza, a permanent cessation of hostilities, unrestricted humanitarian access and a comprehensive reconstruction plan.
He also called for decisive diplomatic and economic measures on the part of OIC to hold Israel accountable for its crimes in Gaza and the West Bank.
He said that the destruction of refugee camps in Jenin, Tulkarem, Nur al-Shams, and El Far’a mirrored the devastation in Gaza, adding that Israeli aggression in the West Bank must end.
“Forced displacements, illegal land annexations and settler violence must be reversed in accordance with the UN Security Council Resolutions 2720 (2024) and 2334 (2016). The legal and historical status of Al-Haram Al-Sharif/Al-Aqsa Mosque must be upheld,” Ishaq Dar said.
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He said the forced displacement of Palestinians must be recognised as a red line. He said that they must ensure the revival of a credible and irreversible political process toward a two-state solution and the establishment of an independent, sovereign Palestinian state within pre-1967 borders, with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital.
Welcoming the Gaza Reconstruction Plan prepared by Egypt, Ishaq Dar termed it a balanced, practical, and efficient approach to rebuilding Gaza.
He vowed Pakistan’s continuous collaboration with OIC and Arab partners to mobilize global support for the Palestinian right to self-determination, justice and peace as an elected member of the UN Security Council for 2025-26.
