Pakistan to Observe ‘Nat’l Day of Protection of Al-Aqsa’ on Friday
Major religiopolitical parties in the Southeast Asian country have made the designation, in a national conference.
On Friday, they plan to stage rallies across the country to condemn atrocities committed by the Israeli regime against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank and the holy city of al-Quds.
The conference, titled “Security of Al-Aqsa Mosque and Responsibility of Muslims”, was held in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad on Wednesday.
It highlighted the significance of al-Quds and Al-Aqsa Mosque for Muslims Worldwide.
The participants were also united in their condemnation of the Israeli atrocities in the Gaza Strip.
They underscored a shared commitment to find a diplomatic solutions to the longstanding conflict.
“We want to tell our government along with the heads of other Muslim countries that we will not allow anyone to recognize Israeli as a legitimate state,” said Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman, head of the Jamiat Ulema Islam Pakistan, said in an address to the conference.
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“The people of the US and the UK have expressed their support for Palestine by holding historic mass protests against Israel’s barbarism in Gaza. If the West respects democracy and public opinion, they should immediately withdraw their support for Israel,” he added.
Siraj-ul-Haq, the head of Jamaat-E-Islami Pakistan, was another speaker who said the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza is being carried out on a daily basis.
“The US and Israel are directly responsible for this mass killing. … Gaza will be turned into a graveyard for the Zionist regime in the near future,” he added.
Source: Press TV
