Key points
- People’s lives and property should be protected during boycott: Dr Naeemi
- Protesters have attacked Western food outlets
- Israel has resumed its bombing of Gaza
ISLAMABAD: Terming Israel a terrorist and a criminal state, the Chairman of Pakistan’s Council of Islamic Ideology (CII), Dr Raghib Naeemi, has called for a complete boycott of Israeli products and companies.
According to Dawn, he reiterated that people’s lives and property should be protected during this boycott.
In a statement issued here on Tuesday, he said: “We strongly condemn Israel’s criminal actions and it is necessary to play role to the best of our ability in stopping these criminal actions.”
Ceasefire violation
Dr Naeemi said that the Israeli aggression on Gaza was about to complete one and a half years and despite the ceasefire agreement signed a month and a half ago, Israel has resumed its bombing of Gaza with increased intensity, violating the ceasefire agreement.
We strongly condemn Israel’s criminal actions and it is necessary to play role to the best of our ability in stopping these criminal actions.” – Pakistan’s Council of Islamic Ideology Chairman Dr Raghib Naeemi
The world is demanding strong condemnation of Israel’s criminal activities and world powers must play their role in stopping Israel from criminal actions, he said, according to Dawn.
Acts of vandalism
According to Arab News, last week, KFC and Domino’s Pizza outlets were attacked in the cities of Karachi and Lahore also, causing some damage but no injuries, with police describing the assaults as being motivated by anger over Israel’s war in Gaza. According to Dawn, the Islamabad police on Tuesday said they had detained five people who were involved in vandalising a restaurant in the capital’s E-11 sector.
