President Dr. Arif Alvi has reiterated that Pakistan will continue supporting the people of Palestine for theirlegitimate right to self-determination. In his message on the occasion of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, he said Pakistan fully supports the Palestinian position based upon internationally recognized terms of reference with East Jerusalem as capital of Palestine. Dr Arif Alvi said recent episode of the incessant Israeli violence was seen in August this year when it's bombing in Gaza martyred approximately 50 Palestinians including 17 children, and injuries to more than 300.

President Alvi said collective voice and action could bring peace and security to the Palestinians and expressed hope that justice and fairness would prevail over tyranny and oppression. He hoped that the conscience of the world would triumph over narrow self-interests. He stressed that Pakistan fully supported the Palestinian position and their readiness to negotiate a peace accord based upon internationally recognized terms of reference and pre-1967 borders.

The accord, he said, needed to be under international monitoring, holding accountable the parties and within a determined and binding time frame, with East Jerusalem as the capital of the State of Palestine. President Alvi pointed out that during the last seven and half decades, there was systematic and increasing abuse of the Palestinians at the hands of Israelis. "So much of the innocent blood has been shed and the bleeding ofPalestinians has not stopped yet.

The two undeniable realities of the conflict are unstoppable Israeli violence against Palestinians and the illegal occupation of Palestine by Israel," he said. The president said the most recent episode of the incessant Israeli violence was seen in August this year when it's bombing in Gaza resulted in the deaths of approximately 50 Palestinians including 17 children, and injuriesto more than 300. "Despite any action that Israel takes to annex occupied Palestinian territories, the annexation and occupation will remain in contravention of the principles of international humanitarian law and international law," he said.

Credit : Independent News Pakistan-INP