Ishaq Dar Jordan Jerusalem Meeting: DPM Embarks on Amman Visit

Pakistan & Jordan – (Special Correspondent/Web Desk) – Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar has left for Amman to take part in the Ishaq Dar Jordan Jerusalem meeting, a special gathering focused on the tense situation in the holy city. The one-day trip brings together top diplomats from across the Muslim world.

Dar will represent Pakistan at this important sit-down on August 5. Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi shared the news in a short statement to the press.

According to Andrabi, the deputy PM plans to speak up for the Palestinian people during his visit. He will remind other leaders of Pakistan’s steady backing for their cause.

The trip isn’t just about one meeting either. Dar has plans to sit down with several other foreign ministers while he’s there. These side talks will cover both regional matters and wider world issues.

This isn’t a small local event. Foreign ministers from the Arab League and other Islamic nations are all showing up. Pakistan is one of many countries taking part.

The main goal? Getting everyone on the same page. Andrabi explained that the situation in occupied Jerusalem has been getting worse, and these nations want to agree on a shared response.

Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Al Safadi personally invited Dar to attend. This kind of direct invitation shows how seriously Jordan is treating the matter.

There’s also a royal element to this visit. All the foreign ministers attending will get the chance to meet Jordan’s King Abdullah II during their time in Amman.

Andrabi didn’t hold back when describing what this trip means. He called Dar’s attendance a clear sign of Pakistan’s long-standing support for Palestinians everywhere.

Pakistan has always pushed for one specific outcome, and it hasn’t changed its stance. The country wants an independent, fully sovereign Palestinian state that isn’t split into disconnected pieces.

This vision includes borders drawn before the 1967 conflict began. It also means Al-Quds Al-Sharif, known widely as Jerusalem, would serve as the capital of this future state.

Recent events have only added urgency to these talks. Extremist Israeli settlers have repeatedly pushed into Al-Aqsa Mosque and the wider Al-Haram Al-Sharif compound.

What makes this worse, according to Muslim nations, is that Israeli forces have been protecting these settlers during their incursions. Some have even raised Israeli flags inside the mosque’s courtyards.

Pakistan hasn’t stayed quiet about this. Back in June, it joined seven other countries in a joint statement condemning these actions.

That group included heavyweight nations like Egypt, Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. Together, they called the settler incursions a clear breach of international law.

Their statement pointed to specific UN resolutions being ignored. It also stressed that these actions threaten the historical and legal status that East Jerusalem’s holy sites have held for generations.

Pakistan’s Foreign Office has separately spoken out against Israel’s broader actions in the region. The FO accuses Israel of trying to reshape East Jerusalem’s identity altogether.

This includes changes to the area’s historical character, its legal standing, and even its population makeup over time. Pakistan sees these moves as direct attacks on the sanctity of Islamic and Christian holy sites there.

As the Amman meeting unfolds, all eyes will be on whether these nations can turn shared concern into real, coordinated action.