Islamabad: Pakistan has called for full respect of the Gaza ceasefire with no unilateral military actions. The call was made by Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, during a UN Security Council Briefing on the Middle East.

According to Radio Pakistan, Ahmad emphasized the necessity of Israeli forces withdrawing from Gaza and ensuring safe and unimpeded humanitarian access. He stressed that reconstruction efforts should commence without delay, avoiding annexation, forced displacement, or fragmentation of occupied Palestinian land.

The envoy further advocated for a time-bound and irreversible political process, grounded in relevant UN resolutions, to facilitate the creation of a sovereign, independent, and contiguous State of Palestine based on pre-1967 borders, with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital.

Ambassador Ahmad reiterated Pakistan’s steadfast support for the Palestinian people in their legitimate struggle for dignity, justice, and self-determination, and the realization of an independent Palestinian State in line with international legitimacy.