Shehbaz Sharif Condemns Haniyeh’s Death, Demands Justice for Palestinian Victims

DTD-August 2, 2024

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Islamabad(Staff Reporter);Shehbaz Sharif Condemns Haniyeh’s Death, Demands Justice for Palestinian Victims, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has strongly condemned the assassination of Palestinian leader Haniyeh, denouncing the act as a grave violation of human rights and international law. He has demanded that Zionist leaders be held accountable for their actions and face trial for war crimes.

PM Shehbaz expressed his outrage and sadness over the incident, emphasizing the need for the international community to take immediate action against such blatant disregard for human life. He stressed that the perpetrators of such heinous crimes must be brought to justice, and that the Palestinian people’s rights and dignity must be respected.

The Prime Minister’s statement comes as a strong rebuke to the continued violence and aggression faced by the Palestinian people. He has called on the global community to stand in solidarity with the Palestinians and work towards a just and lasting resolution to the conflict.

The extraterritorial assassination, he said, had sparked widespread condemnation across the world including Pakistan, Turkiye, Russia, Iran, China and Malaysia which had denounced the attack in the strongest words.

Ismail Haniyeh’s children and grandchildren had also been ruthlessly martyred, he added.

The prime minister was chairing a meeting on the situation of Palestine which was attended by the parliamentarians representing the government’s allied political parties.

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Shehbaz Sharif said that the bloodshed in Palestine continued for last nine months claiming lives of many innocent Palestinians everyday. Over 40,000 Palestinians including thousands of children had been martyred till date.

“The world is silent over this barbarism,” he said. “Such terrorism and extremism is highly condemnable.”

The prime minister said Netanyahu was out to destroy Palestine. Despite clear verdicts of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and resolutions of the United Nations, Israel could not be stopped from its barbaric acts.

He expressed gratitude to the countries from the West such as Ireland and Spain who had openly supported the Palestinian cause and its two-state resolution.