ISLAMABAD, Jun 13 (APP): Lawmakers from the government and treasury benches in the National Assembly on Friday raised a united voice against Israel’s aggression towards Iran and urged the international community to intervene and help de-escalate the situation.
Speaking on the floor of the House, Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Rana Tanveer Hussain said Israel’s acts of aggression were a grave threat to global peace.
“After brutal attacks on Palestine, Israel has now targeted Iran, in a blatant violation of international law,” he said. Expressing solidarity with the Iranian people, he affirmed that the entire Pakistani nation and its Parliament stood with Iran.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan also strongly condemned the Israeli strikes, calling Israel a threat to regional stability. He denounced the destruction of schools, universities, and hospitals in Palestine and criticized the silence of the global community. “The world is watching in silence as war crimes are being committed,” he said, urging the Government of Pakistan and the United Nations to take decisive action.
Former Prime Minister and senior PPP leader Raja Pervaiz Ashraf lauded Parliament for passing a unanimous resolution condemning Israel but emphasized that resolutions alone were not enough. He called on the Muslim Ummah, the United Nations, and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to take practical steps to halt Israeli aggression and support Iran.
Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) Chairman Sahibzada Hamid Raza labelled Israel a terrorist state, urging that international legal proceedings be initiated against the Israeli Prime Minister at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for crimes against humanity.
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) MNA Syed Hafeezuddin reiterated support for Iran and condemned Israel for its continuous targeting of innocent civilians, asserting that Pakistan must back Iran at all forums.
Engineer Mohammad Usman Badaini declared that Pakistan has always stood by oppressed people, stressing that unity among Muslim countries would prevent such acts of aggression in the future.
Majlis-e-Wahdat-e-Muslimeen Pakistan (MWMP) leader Hameed Hussain praised the National Assembly’s unanimous stance, stating that an attack on Iran is an attack on the sovereignty of all Muslim nations.
He reiterated that the people of Pakistan are aligned with the oppressed and urged the global community to act against state-sponsored violence.
Speaker of the National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq reaffirmed Pakistan’s principled stance on the Palestine issue, stating that Pakistan does not recognize Israel as a legitimate state and considers it a terrorist entity.
