Doha: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will visit Qatar to participate in the Emergency Arab-Islamic Summit being held in Doha on Monday. The summit, cosponsored by Pakistan, has been organized in response to recent Israeli airstrikes on Doha and the escalating developments in Palestine. These developments include Israeli attempts to occupy Gaza, expand settlement activities in the occupied West Bank, and forcibly displace the Palestinians.

According to Radio Pakistan, Heads of States and Governments, along with senior officials from the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member countries, are expected to participate in the summit. The event will be preceded by a preparatory meeting of the Foreign Ministers on Sunday, where Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar will represent Pakistan.

Pakistan places significant importance on its relations with Qatar and has strongly condemned Israeli aggression against Qatar and other regional states. In a show of solidarity and regional unity, Prime Minister Sharif visited Doha on the 11th of this month to meet with Qatari leadership. During his visit, he expressed Pakistan’s steadfast support for the security and sovereignty of Qatar and reiterated the country’s commitment to peace and stability in the Middle East.