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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan today (Friday) marked a day of solidarity with the Palestinian people by holding countrywide peaceful protests against the Israeli aggression.
PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif and former prime minister Raja Pervez Ashraf, Maulana Asad, and several other parliamentary leaders also issued statements on the occasion to show solidarity with the people of Palestine as they visited the United Nations office in Islamabad.
“Innocent people are being massacred in Palestine and Kashmir. The issues of Palestine and Kashmir should be resolved in accordance with the resolutions of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC),” said Shshbaz Sharif.
@UN office Islamabad with Opposition Leader NA Shehbaz Sharif and opposition member parliamentarians to submit resolution in favour of Palestine 🇵🇸.@CMShehbaz pic.twitter.com/eMDTyEODOy
— Kheeal Das Kohistani MNA🇵🇰 (@KhealDas) May 21, 2021
Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani, Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaisar, and Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri also attended a rally to show solidarity with the people of Palestine.
Today led a peaceful March to express solidarity with Palestinians against #Israeli aggression. Pakistan stands with #Palestine and will continue its unwavering support at all forums until the complete restoration of peace in Palestine.🇵🇰 🇵🇸 pic.twitter.com/gWH17hYsRk
— Asad Qaiser (@AsadQaiserPTI) May 21, 2021
Meanwhile, Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid addressed a Palestine solidarity rally at Lal Haveli and said that he hopes the issue of Kashmir and Palestine will be resolved one day.
Ceasefire agreement reached
A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into force early on Friday after 11 days of deadly fighting that pounded the Palestinian enclave and forced countless Israelis to seek shelter from rockets.
Celebrations were heard on Gaza streets in the minutes after the truce began as cars honked their horns and some guns were fired in the air, while in the occupied West Bank, joyful crowds also took to the streets.
US President Joe Biden welcomed the deal. “I believe we have a genuine opportunity to make progress and I’m committed to working toward it,” Biden said at the White House, hailing Egypt’s role in brokering the agreement.