ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday urged the international community to come up with a concrete plan for the reconstruction of Gaza in line with UN Security Council resolutions and take serious note of recent Israeli airstrikes that could disrupt the ceasefire. “We call on the international community to develop a concrete plan to rebuild Gaza in accordance with UN Security Council resolutions. We also call for accountability for Israeli crimes committed in this brutal war and call it a critical element in restoring international legitimacy,” said Foreign Ministry spokesman Shafqat Ali Khan at his weekly press briefing. He said Pakistan welcomed the initiation of a ceasefire in Gaza and the subsequent release of hostages and Palestinian prisoners, which was achieved through the mediation efforts of Egypt, Qatar and the United States. He said Pakistan continues to support a two-state solution based on the fundamental principles of the UN Charter, UN Security Council resolutions and International Court of Justice rulings. The spokesman also unequivocally condemned the latest Israeli airstrike on the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank, which resulted in the killing of 10 Palestinians. Such actions potentially undermine the ceasefire in Gaza and we urge the international community to take these developments seriously, he noted. Highlighting the tragic incident involving the overturning of a boat off the coast of Morocco, he said that so far 22 survivors have been confirmed as Pakistani nationals based on verified information. He said the Pakistani embassy in Morocco remained in contact with Pakistani survivors to provide them with the necessary assistance and was coordinating with Moroccan authorities on the identity of any other Pakistani nationals involved in the tragedy. Spokesman Shafqat Khan told the media that as part of Pakistan’s “Look at Africa” policy, Additional Secretary of State for Africa Hamid Asghar Khan was currently visiting Africa and had already held bilateral consultations with officials in Djibouti, Rwanda and Uganda. He said that prior to these consultations, bilateral MoUs were signed to hold these consultations annually. He said during the consultations with Rwanda, discussions covered areas such as culture, defense and security, education, science and information technology. The key point was the start of negotiations on a preferential trade agreement. He said the 11th round of bilateral policy consultations in Islamabad, Netherlands and Pakistan discussed a wide range of topics including economic, political, trade and investment ties as well as climate change, agriculture, water management, dairy and livestock, education and culture. He said that in the fourth round of bilateral political consultations between Pakistan and Azerbaijan being held in Islamabad this day, the two sides are discussing a wide range of bilateral relations, including cooperation in trade, energy, information technology, defence, health, connectivity and education. . sectors.
