Pakistan’s acting Foreign Minister Jilani to raise concerns in OIC over Gaza crises

ISLAMABAD, Oct 17 (EPI): Pakistani acting Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani would raise Pakistan’s concerns regarding the humanitarian crisis in Gaza in Organisation of Islamic Cooperation’s (OIC) ministerial meeting.
More than 2,800 Palestinians have embraced martyrdom and over 10,000 have been injured due to the ongoing Israeli aerial bombing campaign on the Gaza Strip which commenced after more than 1,400 Israelis have been killed and 3,500 were wounded after the October 7 Hamas attack.
Pakistani Foreign Office in a statement said that during the OIC meeting over the Gaza situation in Jedday, Saudi Arabia tomorrow (Wednesday) Jillani would “emphasize the urgent need for a ceasefire, lifting of the siege and provision of relief assistance to the people of Gaza”.
Acting foreign minister will also hold bilateral meetings with his counterparts from other OIC member states, the FO added.
It is noteworthy that development comes as a day earlier Pakistan announced to send humanitarian assistance to alleviate the suffering of the besieged Palestinians who are facing the brunt of Israel’s oppression.
On other hand government of Pakistan has decided to immediately dispatch humanitarian relief assistance to Gaza, to alleviate the suffering of the Palestinian brothers and sisters,” the FO said while denouncing Israel’s indiscriminate aggression and siege of the densely populated Gaza Strip.
Pakistan is collaborating with the Palestinian Red Crescent Society, relevant United Nations (UN) agencies, the government of Egypt, and the country’s foreign missions abroad to deliver aid to the Palestinians.
FM Jilani, while speaking to his Egyptian, Iranian, and Turkish counterparts discussed the provision of humanitarian assistance to the besieged people of Gaza.
“We agreed on imperatives of a permanent solution to the Palestine issue while seeking 1)ceasefire; 2) relief corridor;3) end to Israeli settlements; 4) release of prisoners; 5) 2 State solution based on UN Resolutions,” Jilani wrote on X regarding his talk with Turkish foreign minister.