UNITED NATIONS: Lamenting inaction by UN Security Council on Gaza, Pakistan asked it to act by adopting a resolution that would call for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire, halt Israeli air, ground and naval offensive and remove Israeli forces from Gaza.

“People all around the world wonder why on Gaza it (UN Security Council) has been able to produce only a press statement or just elements for the press and not a resolution”, Pakistan’s UN Ambassador Masood Khan said.

PM demands end to "genocide of Palestinians"

Participating in a debate on “Situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian Question”, Mr Khan urged the Security Council to play its role in ending the blockade of Gaza, opening its border, and release of Palestinian prisoners.

Ambassador Khan said that the people in Pakistan have expressed their solidarity with the entrapped and embattled people of Gaza through protests, rallies and resolutions.

Published in Dawn, July 24th , 2014