The Vice Prime Minister Ishaq Dar reaffirmed his commitment to the Palestinian cause in the National Assembly on Friday, ensuring the Chamber that the 20 -point peace agreement is the only possible solution to end the Gaza War.
He stressed that the priority at this time is to end the bloodshed and stop the war.
Giving clarified that Pakistan with seven other countries had received the agenda of 20 points from the United States. “There was no other element on the agenda during the meeting,” he said, adding that he agreed to maintain confidential discussions.
According to the DPM, the Qatar embassy was the convening of these meetings, which were not released to the media. “[United States] President [Donald] The Trump committee also came and open conversations were held about what they wanted … They gave us a proposal of 20 points. “
“Using the given frame, we made our own amendments based on our desire list and presented the changes to the US.”
Trump revealed the 20 -point peace plan on Monday along with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which caused questions about whether the initiative would lead to a solution of two states.
The agreement has fulfilled criticism and concerns that Pakistan is renouncing his commitment to the cause of Palestine.
Dar has constantly dismissed such claims. He insisted that there were no changes in the position of Pakistan’s principles on the issue of Palestine, stressing that Islamabad supports a solution of two states with borders prior to 1967 and Al-Quds al Sharif as the capital of a future Palestinian state.
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The plan, backed by eight Muslim states: Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Pakistan, Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Egypt, aims to enforce fire, protect civilians and start reimbursing torn areas of war.
GIV confirmed that, according to the proposed agreement, an international contingent for peace maintenance in Palestine would be deployed. He said that Pakistan’s leadership would soon decide whether to contribute troops, noting that Indonesia already offered to send 20,000 soldiers.
The minister insisted that after the public release of the 20 -point agreement, the conversations with his Saudi counterpart concluded with the understanding that finishing the war remains of the utmost importance and rejecting the agreement “would allow blood spill to continue.”
Ensuring Parliament that this was the best course of action, to proclaim that the United Nations and the organization of Islamic cooperation have failed to reach a peace agreement. “With the United States, we can see the end of war.”
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Dar insisted before the Chamber that Israel will never be recognized by Pakistan and that it remains committed to the solution of two states.
The member and former senator Mushtaq Ahmad of Jamat-E-Islami was arrested by Israeli forces aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla on Thursday, along with at least another 400 people, including notable people such as Greta Thunberg.
Ahmad led the Pakistani delegation as part of the Global Sumud flotilla, hoping to break Gaza’s Seige.
Giving said that Pakistan has communicated with a European country to negotiate the recovery of all Pakistani citizens in Israeli custody.
Pak-Saudi Defense Pact
When heading to the “Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement” signed with Saudi Arabia on September 18, the minister procaló that Pakistan has had a long and sustained deep relationship with the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and that this defense pact had been in process for a long time, “this is an extremely important agreement; it was not made blind or bass.”
“Many other countries have shown interest in entering a defense pact with Pakistan, with many states approaching Pakistan during the Unga.” He suggested that if more countries join, “this will become an alliance similar to NATO.”
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The Pact declared that “any aggression against any country will be considered an aggression against both,” according to a joint declaration of Pak-Saudi.
The pact was signed during the visit of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to Riad by invitation of the Saudi Heir Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz to the Saud.
The agreement establishes that any aggression against any country will be considered an aggression against both.
PPP Stages Witebleut
The members of the Popular Party of Pakistan (PPP) briefly left the National Assembly session on Friday for the current tensions with the PML-N coalition partner, while journalists also organized a protest over the recent police raid at the National Press Club.
“Then, we are dating today,” said the PPP Naved Qamar during the session, citing complaints not resolved despite the previous dialogue with the Government.
Shortly after, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ishaq Dar, began his speech, expressing the hope that the differences between the two parties will be resolved. He asked the Minister of Law Azam Nazeer Tarar and the National Minister of Food Security, Rana Tanveer Hussain, to communicate with the leaders of PPP and persuade them to return to the Chamber.
While Dar continued his speech, some members of the PPP were seen again entering the hall, received with applause. Recognizing his return, Foreign Minister said the problems would be solved through participation at the leadership level on both sides.
The PPP had organized a similar strike during the September 30 session on the comments made by Punjab Prime Minister Maryam Nawaz. The dispute, which began due to flood compensation, intensified a broader conflict over water rights along the Indo River after Maryam advised the PPP to “maintain his advice for himself.”
