——– FO Spokesperson expresses concern regarding Israeli actions against relief workers and agencies, including UNRWA
——– Adds Pakistan praises UN report condemning Israeli actions in Palestine
——– Seeks immediate ceasefire in Gaza, Lebanon
——– Highlights Israeli barbarism against innocent Palestinians
From Asghar Ali Mubarak
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has welcomed the latest report from UN Special Rapporteur on Palestine, Francesca Al-banese, which criticises Israel for implementing a systematic agenda of forced displacement, destruc-tion, and genocide in Gaza and the West Bank.
During her weekly news briefing in Islamabad, Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch stated that the report underscores Israel’s acts of genocide against the Palestinian people through ter-ritorial expansion and ethnic cleansing.
She endorsed Albanese’s stance, highlighting Israel’s obstruction of international investigation efforts and the denial of entry to UN fact-finding teams.
Baloch called on the international community to take decisive action to end Israel’s “unbridled atroci-ties” against Palestinians, ensure unhindered humanitarian assistance to Gaza, and provide full financ-ing and protection to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA).
The spokesperson expressed concern regarding Israeli actions against relief workers and agencies, in-cluding UNRWA, as well as the ongoing attacks on hospitals and vaccination centres.
In response to questions about Pakistan-US relations, Baloch noted that both the President and Prime Minister have congratulated President-elect Donald Trump on his victory.
She reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to strengthening its longstanding relationship with the United States, based on mutual respect and non-interference in domestic affairs.
Addressing a recent resolution passed by the Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir Assembly calling for the restoration of special status, Baloch reiterated Pakistan’s position on the Indian occupation. She emphasised that the future of Jammu and Kashmir should be determined by its people and reaf-firmed that the region is an internationally recognised disputed territory. Baloch stated that India must respect the right to self-determination for the Kashmiri people as en-shrined in relevant UN Security Council resolutions and cannot suppress their aspirations through co-ercive measures.
