Pakistan supports an independent state with Al Quds Al-Sharif as its capital, as per aspirations of the Palestinian people: PM Shehbaz

ISLAMABAD, Oct 07 (SABAH): Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif said Pakistan supports an independent state with Al Quds Al-Sharif as its capital, as per aspirations of the Palestinian people.

While addressing the All Parties Conference held at the Aiwn-e-Sadr on Palestinian issue, PM Shehbaz Sharif said immediate halting of the ongoing barbarism and bloodshed in Gaza and Palestine is need of the hour. He said the people of Palestine are facing worst kind of oppression at the hands of Israeli forces.

The Prime Minister also announced to form a working group of experts and its teams will be sent to world capitals to highlight the issue of Palestine.

Stressing the need for sending more relief goods, PM Shehbaz Sharif said the Government of Pakistan is making necessary arrangements for the Palestinian students in the field of medical education.

Meanwhile PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said the entire Pakistani nation is standing behind the Palestinian brothers and sisters in their struggle against Israeli oppression. He stressed the need for launching an intensive diplomatic campaign to fight the case of Palestinians on diplomatic and legal fronts. He said media should also be effectively engaged to expose the imperialist, colonial, and Zionist agenda of Israel. He proposed to constitute a high-power committee, having representation from all the political forces of the country, to raise voice for the oppressed people of Palestine.

MQM leader Dr. Kahlid Maqbool Siddiqui said Islamic countries should open its educational institutions to accommodate Palestinian students, besides sending assistance to the oppressed people of Gaza.

Balochistan Awami Party leader Khalid Magsi called for getting united to utilize all resources and energy to protect lives of the Palestinian people.

Those, who also spoke on the occasion, include PML-Q leader Chaudhry Salik Hussain, IPP leader Abdul Aleem Khan, Awami National Party leader Senator Aimal Wali Khan, National Party leader Jan Muhammad Buledi, Raja Nasir Abbas of MWM, Sunni Tehreek leader Sarwat Ijaz Qadri, and Religious Scholar Hafiz Tahir Mahmood Ashrafi.