Pakistan has pledged full support for Iran at international forums and called on the Muslim world to unite against Israel amid its aggression against the Islamic Republic.
In a National Assembly session on Saturday, Defense Minister Khwaja Asif said Iran and Pakistan “have centuries-old relations” and Islamabad “will stand behind Iran and will support them at every international forum to protect their interest.”
Calling for a unified Muslim response, Asif urged the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to immediately convene and formulate a joint strategy in response to Israeli aggression.
He said that the Muslim world must act now or risk facing similar attacks.
“Israel has targeted Iran, Yemen, and Palestine,” he warned. “If Muslim nations don’t unite now, each will face the same fate.”
Asif also pointed to growing protests in the West, saying that even non-Muslim populations have risen against Israel’s actions, while the Muslim world remains largely passive.
“Their conscience has awakened—unlike the Muslim world,” he said.
Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday condemned Israel’s hostile acts against Iran as a “brazen violation of Iran’s sovereignty,” expressing “solidarity with the government and the people of Iran.”
Dar also conveyed deepest sympathies on the loss of many precious lives during Israeli attacks.
Before that, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehabz Sharif strongly condemned Israeli airstrikes on Iran.
Sharif, in his post on social media platform X, said that, “I condemn, in the strongest possible terms, today’s unprovoked attack on Iran by Israel."
"I convey my deepest sympathies to the Iranian people on the loss of lives in this attack. This grave and highly irresponsible act is deeply alarming and risks further destabilising an already volatile region. We urge the international community and the United Nations to take urgent steps to prevent any further escalation that could imperil regional and global peace," he stated.
Meanwhile, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, in a statement issued on Friday, strongly condemned the Israeli military strikes on Iran.
“The Israeli military strikes are a flagrant violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Iran, and amount to total disregard of the UN Charter and fundamental principles of international law,” he said.
Zardari expressed deep sympathies with the people of Iran over the loss of lives resulting from the attacks.
He called on the international community and the United Nations to take immediate steps to hold the aggressor accountable and prevent the situation from further escalating.
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