KARACHI: The Majlis Wahdat-i-Muslimeen (MWM) has announced that it would observe Al Quds Day on Friday.

Youm Al Quds is observed on the last Friday of Ramazan to express solidarity with the people of Palestine struggling against Israeli occupation.

Speaking at a press conference at the Karachi Press Club on Wednesday, senior MWM leader Allama Baqir Abbas Zaidi along with Maulana Hayat Abbas Najafi, Maulana Malik Abbas and Allama Mubasher Hassan also demanded that the federal government observe Al-Quds Day officially.

“Israel has ruined the territory of Gaza through severe airstrikes during the past six months. In this act of brutality, more than 30,000 Palestinians have been killed, of which 22,000 were women and innocent children while 75,000 people have been injured,” he said.

“It’s time for humanity and the people of Pakistan to step forward and help the people of Gaza to save their lives as well as provide them with life necessities, including food and medicine on an urgent basis,” he added.

Published in Dawn, April 4th, 2024

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