PM urges immediate end to Israeli aggression in Middle East
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\nPrime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif met the Emir of Qatar, His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, on the sidelines of the Emergency Arab\u2013Islamic Summit in Doha, convened following Israel\u2019s recent strike on Qatar.
\nDeputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir were also present.
\nThe PM strongly condemned the September 9 Israeli attack on a residential area in Doha, which killed and injured civilians. He described it as a blatant violation of Qatar\u2019s sovereignty, territorial integrity and international law, and reaffirmed Pakistan\u2019s full support and solidarity with Qatar, highlighting the historic and enduring fraternal ties between the two nations.
\nPM Shehbaz stressed that Israeli aggression in the Middle East must end immediately, underlining the need for unity within the Ummah and commending Qatar for convening the summit. He also recalled Pakistan\u2019s request for an emergency United Nations Security Council session at Qatar\u2019s behest. The Emir thanked the Prime Minister for attending the summit and for his visit to Doha on September 12 to express solidarity. Both leaders agreed to remain in close contact amid the evolving regional situation.
\nArab-Islamic Summit
\nLeaders of Arab and Islamic states will warn that Israel\u2019s attack on Qatar and other hostile acts threaten coexistence and regional efforts to normalise ties, according to a draft resolution set to be presented at an Arab-Islamic summit on Monday.
\nThe summit, convened in Doha to show support for Qatar following the Israeli strike targeting leaders of the Palestinian militant group Hamas based in the Gulf state, opened on Sunday with a meeting of foreign ministers to review the draft resolution.
\nThe joint statement from the summit urged \u201call States to take all possible legal and effective measures to prevent Israel from continuing its actions against the Palestinian people\u201d, including \u201creviewing diplomatic and economic relations with it, and initiating legal proceedings against it\u201d.
\nPrime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday strongly condemned Israel\u2019s \u201creckless and provocative\u201d attack on Doha, calling it a flagrant violation of Qatar\u2019s sovereignty and international law, and urged immediate global action to hold Israel accountable for war crimes.
\nReaffirming Pakistan\u2019s longstanding stance, he said the only just and lasting solution lay in the creation of an independent State of Palestine on pre-1967 borders with Al Quds Al Sharif as its capital. \u201cLet history record this moment, when we, the leaders of the Arab-Islamic world, have chosen unity, dignity, and courage over silence and inaction,\u201d he concluded.
\nOn the sidelines of the summit, Prime Minister Shehbaz also held separate meetings with the leaders of Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Jordan, with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Chief of Army Staff General Syed Asim Munir accompanying him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
PM urges immediate end to Israeli aggression in Middle East doha Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif met the Emir of Qatar, His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, on the sidelines of the Emergency Arab\u2013Islamic Summit in Doha, convened following Israel\u2019s recent strike on Qatar. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Muhammad Ishaq […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":503169,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-503188","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n