-Info Minister says Cabinet discussed situation in Palestine & expressed deep concern over situation Points extreme resentment in Muslim countries due to the sufferings of Palestinians
-Claims Pakistan was the first country that took a strong, clear, & unflinching stance on Palestine
By Asghar Ali Mubarak
Islamabad: The federal cabinet has decided to send medical aid to Palestine on humanitarian grounds in view of the medical emergency faced by the Palestinians as a result of Israeli aggression.
The meeting of the federal cabinet was held in Islamabad on Tuesday with Prime Minister Imran Khan in the chair.
Briefing the media persons about the decisions taken in the cabinet meeting, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhary Fawad Hussain said Prime Minister Imran Khan has provided leadership to the Muslim Ummah from day one on the Palestine issue. This is also recognized by the Muslim Ummah. He said Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah laid the foundation of Pakistan’s policy on Palestine and Imran Khan is now a trustee of it. The information minister said the Palestinian leadership also acknowledges Pakistan’s firm stance on the matter.
Chaudhary Fawad Hussain said the nation will observe solidarity day with the Palestinians on Friday.
He said Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi is in Turkey and he along with some other foreign ministers of the Muslim countries will go to New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session.
The cabinet felicitated PM Imran Khan on his successful visit to Saudi Arabia.
Chaudhary Fawad Hussain said the cabinet was also briefed about the investigation into the Rawalpindi Ring Road project. He said the preliminary investigation reveals that the alignment of the project was changed to benefit some housing societies.
However, he said, the investigation carried out so far shows that no minister or advisor is involved in it. He said that Zulfi Bukhari resigned as Special Assistant on Overseas Pakistanis on high moral ground and he has no link with the issue. He said that Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan also does not own any land in the area.
Referring to electoral reforms, the information minister said that the government is committed to introducing electronic voting machines to ensure transparency in elections and give the right of vote to overseas Pakistanis.
