ISLAMABAD
\nPakistan on Thursday expressed concerns over the dire situation in Gaza and said that the United Nations Security Council must act and fulfill its responsibility of upholding peace.
\nAt her weekly news briefing in Islamabad on Thursday, Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said the world body must call for lifting the siege, protecting civilians and facilitating humanitarian corridors for provision of uninterrupted essential supplies to the beleaguered people of Gaza.
\nAlluding to the illegal foreigners\u2019 repatriation plan, the foreign office spokesperson said this applies to all foreigners residing illegally in Pakistan irrespective of their nationality and country of origin. She said this process would continue in an orderly and phased manner. She said this decision was in exercise of Pakistan\u2019s sovereign domestic laws and compliant with applicable international norms and principles. She also clarified that it did not apply to individuals who enjoy refugee status.
\nWhen asked about the death sentence awarded to the retired Indian Naval Officers by a court in Qatar, the spokesperson said this testifies the presence of India\u2019s network of espionage which has gone beyond South Asia.
\nShe said this also shows India\u2019s reckless and irresponsible conduct in clear violation of international law and the UN principle of state sovereignty. She said it calls into question India\u2019s reliability as a credible partner.
\nReferring to the arrest of an Indian naval officer in Balochistan, the spokesperson said Pakistan had remained a target of India\u2019s state-sponsored terrorism, subversion and espionage for a long time.
\nAs regards the situation in Indian illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), the spokesperson said Indian occupation forces continued to commit human rights violations in the occupied territory.
\nShe said that seventeen Kashmiris were killed and ten others wounded in the month of October. She said the international community must urge India to bring an end to its occupation and implement the UNSC resolutions that recognise the right of self-determination of the people of Kashmir.
\nShe said Pakistan would continue to extend political, diplomatic and moral support to Kashmiris for the just and peaceful settlement of Jammu and Kashmir dispute.
\nThe FO Spokesperson said that caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar will embark on an official visit to Tashkent, Uzbekistan to participate in the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Summit commencing on next Wednesday.
\nShe said that the prime minister, at the summit, would reaffirm Pakistan\u2019s commitment to ECO vision 2025 and promotion of cooperation in the areas of trade, transport, connectivity, energy, tourism and economic growth and productivity.
\nThe prime minister will present Pakistan\u2019s vision for the future work of the organisation and promotion of regional connectivity and mutual prosperity. The prime minister will also engage in bilateral discussions with the leadership of Uzbekistan and other participating leaders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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