NEW YORK: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar reaffirmed Pakistan’s unwavering solidarity with the Palestinian people at a meeting of the OIC Committee of Six on Palestine, held on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly.
Ishaq Dar expressed serious concern over the deteriorating situation in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. He appreciated the mediation efforts by the United States, Egypt, Qatar and Türkiye aimed at advancing the implementation of the Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict, as endorsed by United Nations Security Council Resolution 2803.
The deputy prime minister strongly condemned continued Israeli violations at Al-Aqsa Mosque and Al-Haram Al-Sharif. He also voiced concern over illegal settlement activity, settler violence and annexationist measures in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem.
Ishaq Dar called for renewed and coordinated diplomatic action by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to address the situation and stressed the need for the full and faithful implementation of the Gaza Peace Plan and Security Council Resolution 2803.
He said reconstruction and governance arrangements in Gaza should remain Palestinian-led, with the Palestinian Authority playing a central role. He also called for accountability for violations of international law and international humanitarian law.
The foreign minister reiterated Pakistan’s support for the establishment of an independent, sovereign and contiguous State of Palestine on the basis of the pre-1967 borders, with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital.
He also reaffirmed Pakistan’s support for Palestine’s full membership of the United Nations.