ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) on Monday presented a cheque of 2.0 million rupees on behalf of ICCI as a token of support for the people of the Gaza Strip who have been affected by the Israeli bombardment.
Ahsan Zafar Bakhtawari, President ICCI, while leading a delegation, met with Ahmed Jawad A.A. Rabaei during a visit to the Palestine Embassy and expressed solidarity with the Palestinian people.
Speaking on the occasion, Ahsan Zafar said that the business community and the entire Pakistani nation were very concerned over the cruelties and barbarities being committed by the Israeli troops against the innocent Palestinians.
He said that the whole Muslim Ummah was standing along with the people of Palestine. He urged the Muslim rulers and the global community to make collective efforts to protect the Palestinians from the cruelties of Israel.
Ahsan Zafar said that the genocide of the innocent Palestinians was not acceptable at all and demanded the world powers to come forward and stop Israel from such brutalities. He said that Pakistan supported the right to self-determination and the establishment of a secure and sovereign Palestinian state to end this conflict.
Business Community Supports Palestinians
He assured that Pakistan’s business community was always ready to extend all possible support to the Palestinian brothers and sisters to mitigate their sufferings.
On the occasion, Ahmed Jawad A.A. Rabaei briefed the ICCI delegation about the details of casualties and destruction committed by Israeli forces against Palestinians. He said that about ten thousand Palestinians had been martyred so far by the Israeli troops in Gaza and other places, out of which 80% were children and women.
He said that out of a total of thirty-five hospitals, eleven hospitals had been destroyed, and Israeli troops were threatening Palestinians to evacuate the rest of the hospitals; otherwise, they would also be killed. He termed it a brutal genocide of innocent Palestinians, which must be stopped by the world powers.
Rabaei thanked the ICCI delegation for showing solidarity with the Palestinians in this challenging time.
Faad Waheed, Senior Vice President of ICCI, said that Israel’s actions violate international humanitarian and human rights law and constitute war crimes as well as crimes against humanity. He stressed the international community should play its due role to stop Israel from these war crimes.
Engineer Azhar ul Islam Zafar, Vice President ICCI, urged for an immediate ceasefire, an end to the siege of the Gaza Strip, and the facilitation of humanitarian corridors for unrestricted relief supplies to the affected Palestinians.
