Youm Al Quds was observed on the last Friday of Ramazan to express solidarity with the people of Palestine fighting against the deadly Israeli onslaught occupation.
Masses in provincial capitals Lahore, Karachi, Quetta, and Peshawar took out rallies to mark the day as a token of solidarity with the Palestinian brethren.
Palestinian envoy in Islamabad called on President Asif Ali Zardari wherein the president conveyed that Pakistani nation standing with the Palestinian sisters and brothers.
Israel has killed over 32,000 innocent Palestinian men, women, and kids in its deadly onslaught on the already encircled Gaza strip causing a humanitarian crisis by blocking international aid through land, sea and air.
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz message on Al-Quds Day paid tribute to the determination and independence of the Palestinians.
Maryam Nawaz said that the sacrifices of the Palestinian brothers for freedom will not go in vain and Israel will not be able to bend the Palestinians by oppression and coercion. The atrocities of the Zionist state on the Palestinian brothers and sisters are reprehensible.
MWM leadership comprising Allama Baqir Abbas Zaidi along with Maulana Hayat Abbas Najafi, Maulana Malik Abbas and Allama Mubasher Hassan earlier 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.