Overview
- President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif restated support for an independent Palestinian state on pre‑1967 borders with Al‑Quds as the capital.
- Pakistan demanded a complete Israeli pullout from Gaza and all occupied territories and called for credible accountability for alleged war crimes under international law.
- The Foreign Ministry urged consolidation of the October ceasefire, guaranteed humanitarian access to Gaza, and full resumption of UNRWA’s work to enable relief and reconstruction.
- Officials highlighted settlement expansion and other West Bank measures as violations of international law that undermine prospects for a durable peace.
- Public observances included a large Karachi rally as Islamabad linked its stance to ongoing diplomacy, citing the High‑Level Conference on a two‑state solution and the Gaza Peace Plan.