Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar told the National Assembly on Friday that the 20-point Gaza proposal announced by US President Donald Trump did not represent Pakistan’s stance, nor that of seven other Muslim-majority countries.
He said the plan had been altered, and the group of nations instead issued their own joint statement, which prioritised peace and rejected Israeli occupation of the West Bank.
Dar stressed that Pakistan’s policy remains consistent with the vision of Quaid-e-Azam: no ties with Israel and full support for Palestine. He described Gaza as a “graveyard,” adding that Muslim countries, including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt, UAE, Turkiye, Jordan and Indonesia, stood united with Pakistan on the crisis.
He recalled Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s widely viewed UN General Assembly address, where Pakistan raised concerns on Palestine, Kashmir, and global water disputes. He also confirmed that Pakistan secured an individual resolution on Palestine at the UN Security Council for the first time in years.
Dar appreciated the Pakistan Peoples Party’s return to parliament and called for political reconciliation between PPP and PML-N. He said Pakistan’s political issues were solvable if parties worked together.
The foreign minister added that Pakistan had expanded its diplomatic outreach, holding talks with the US on trade and IT, reaffirming its strategic partnership with China, and finalising a defence pact with Saudi Arabia — under which an attack on one would be considered an attack on the other.
Dar concluded that Pakistan is destined to play a leadership role in the Muslim world and should one day be counted among the G-20 nations.
Source: Web Desk
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