Gaza is described as enduring a severe humanitarian catastrophe after years of blockade and repeated military assaults, with widespread destruction of homes, hospitals, schools, and essential infrastructure. Civilians face acute shortages of food, water, electricity, and medical care, alongside mass displacement into overcrowded and unsafe shelters and growing risks of famine and disease. The collapse of the health system and deep psychological trauma underscore the absence of any safe refuge. Many states criticize the international community for failing to stop the violence or ensure accountability, arguing that temporary ceasefires are inadequate without justice, an end to occupation, and recognition of Palestinian rights.
In response, a US-backed proposal for an International Stabilisation Force has triggered sharp divisions at the United Nations. While supporters see it as a means to protect civilians and coordinate aid and reconstruction, many countries—particularly Arab states, Pakistan, China, and Russia—warn that without a clear political pathway to Palestinian self-determination it could entrench the status quo. Israel, from the opposite perspective, argues the plan insufficiently addresses its security concerns and limits its control. Skepticism within the US and the UN centers on feasibility, funding, command, and the risk of an open-ended intervention. As Washington prepares a revised draft, the debate reflects broader tensions between humanitarian management and demands from the Global South for a politically grounded, just, and lasting solution to the conflict.
The sophisticated chambers of the UN, where high-stakes resolutions are debated and negotiated in often polished, technical language, stand in stark and tragic contrast to the bombed-out streets of Gaza, where hunger, disease, and death speak a more raw and powerful truth than any diplomatic statement ever could. Images of children desperately rummaging through debris for mere scraps of food, families forced to sleep amid the ruins of their homes, and hospitals overflowing with the injured and the dying. These deeply unsettling images, constantly transmitted across the entire world, have effectively galvanized massive public outrage and strongly reinforced the resolve of countries like Pakistan to demand that the UN’s actions must be guided not by political expedience but by uncompromising justice. It is within this profound and tragic chasm—between the high-level, procedural negotiations and the horrific, ground-level human suffering—that the true and enduring meaning of Pakistan’s principled stance can be most fully and accurately understood.
This entire episode also clearly illustrates a broader, significant transformation in global diplomacy. The traditional dominance of the Security Council’s permanent members is being increasingly and effectively challenged by influential middle-power states that are now firmly refusing to remain silent spectators to such devastating humanitarian crises. Pakistan’s proactive partnership with the Arab bloc and other non-aligned nations marks a growing and confident assertion of the Global South, which is now insistently demanding that the core principles of equity and justice must fundamentally shape all international interventions. Their collective and powerful message is strikingly clear: a lasting peace cannot be simply imposed through superior force; it must be diligently built upon the unshakable foundations of legitimacy, compassion, and accountability.
It has also been suggested that Pakistan may be assigned a humanitarian and logistics assistance role, which is a positive development. Of course, every Pakistani wants to help the innocent people of Gaza. However, at the same time, the primary focus must remain on the core issue of Palestine—the establishment of a separate, independent Palestinian state in accordance with the will of its people. Additionally, the ceasefire must be strictly enforced, as Israel has not been adhering to it and continues its attacks on Palestine. Israel should be held accountable under international norms and agreements and be firmly urged to comply with all agreements and the ceasefire.
As the sensitive developments continue to unfold in Washington and New York, the terrible humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza continues to worsen with every passing, critical hour. The crippling lack of clean water, the rapid spread of virulent disease, and the relentless, compounding trauma of displacement have collectively created conditions that humanitarian organizations now fear are bordering on a potential genocide. Against this unbearable human reality, the world’s diplomats continue to deliberate endlessly over mere words, commas, and procedural clauses—serving as painful proof of how dangerously detached international governance can become from the daily reality of human anguish. Yet, even amid this bureaucratic inertia, Pakistan’s decision to speak out with such moral clarity stands as a poignant reminder that diplomacy, when firmly anchored in a strong conscience, can still potentially serve the greater good of humanity. Regardless of whether its specific demands are ultimately heeded, Islamabad’s firm and principled stance undeniably underscores a truth that can no longer be ignored: no resolution, no stabilization force, and no lasting peace will ever truly hold in Gaza until the international community fully acknowledges and decisively addresses the profound, core injustice at the very heart of its suffering. The real issue of Palestine, which is the fundamental right to self-determination and statehood, still urgently needs to be justly resolved for any permanent cessation of the continuous problems afflicting the Palestinian people. The Pakistani nation and its people have always steadfastly stood with and consistently raised their voice for the fundamental, underlying issue of the Palestinians. Both the Pakistani civil and military leadership, including the Prime Minister of Pakistan and the Field Marshal, have consistently shown profound association with the innocent victims in Palestine and have raised their voice for the Palestinian people on numerous high-profile international forums on several critical occasions. The entire Pakistani Nation shares a deep and historic association with Palestine and its people, and it holds a strong, abiding hope for the just resolution of its true issue, which alone can bring genuine and lasting peace and harmony to the region.
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