Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has reaffirmed that Pakistan’s position on Palestine is categorical and unshakable, adding that the government also plays an active role ” to ensure the release of Pakistani citizens detained aboard the world Flotilla Flotilla.
The Prime Minister made these remarks during a telephone conversation with Jamaat-I-Islami (JI) Emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Friday. The two leaders exchanged opinions on the Middle East crisis, the situation in cashmere and the detention of Pakistani nationals by the Israeli authorities.
According to the PM office, Shehbaz highlighted the importance of an immediate judgment for hostilities in Gaza, calling at the end of what he called the “in progress massacre of the innocent Palestinians”. “Pakistan’s position on Palestine is categorical and unshakable. We have always raised our voice for our Palestinian brothers and sisters at each global forum, and we will continue to do it,” he said.
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Reiterating the long-standing position of Pakistan, the Prime Minister underlined the support of a two-state solution, with borders before 1967 and the Al-Sharif quadier as Palestinian capital.
He added that eight Muslim countries made “active and concerted efforts” to ensure a cease-fire in Gaza. “We hope that these efforts will soon bear fruit, bringing peace as well as the long-awaited dream of an independent Palestinian state,” he said.
During the detention of the Pakistani aboard the world Flotilla Flotilla, notably the former Senator Mushtaq Ahmad Khan, the Prime Minister said that the government played an “active role” to ensure their release.
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“Pakistan does not recognize the Israeli State and also has diplomatic relations.
The two leaders also discussed the situation in cashmere, the Prime Minister affirming the federal government’s commitment to “play its total role” in peace insurance in the region.
Meanwhile, in an article on X, Rehman confirmed his conversation with the Prime Minister, saying that he had urged the Prime Minister to “accelerate efforts” for the release and recovery of Mushtaq Ahmad Khan. He said the Prime Minister informed him that the Minister of Foreign Affairs Ishaq Dar had received this responsibility.
Not long ago, in a telephone conversation with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, I urged him to accelerate the liberation and recovery efforts of Mushtaq Ahmad Khan. The Prime Minister said that the Minister of Foreign Affairs Ishaq Dar had received this responsibility. We said it clearly …
– Naeem ur rehman (@naeemhmanengr) October 3, 2025
Calling the attack on the flotilla and stopped “strongly condemnable”, Hafiz Naeem stressed that the case was of national importance and without limiting itself. The head of the JI also said that he had transmitted to the Prime Minister of his party and solid reservations of the country on the 20 -point Gaza Plan by US President Donald Trump.
“Pakistan must remain firm at the request for the creation of an independent Palestinian State. Pakistan should not support any plan that ultimately strengthens Israel,” he said.
In cashmere, Rehman underlined the need for the government to manage the situation in Azad Jammu and cashmere with caution. “We reminded the Prime Minister that Cachemiris love Pakistan, and any irresponsible attitude of the administration could harm Pakistan and the cause of cashmere, and offering the enemy the opportunity to exploit,” he said.
He urged the government to solve the problem responsible for dialogue, while ensuring that the opinions of a few individuals are not projected as representing the entire Kashmir population.
