JI Gaza March: Naeemur Rehman announces boycott of Israeli products

The role of Qatar and Iran in the issue of Palestine is commendable, Jamaat-e-Islami chief Naeemur Rehman said.

Addressing the JI Gaza March, he came down hard on the government, saying Pakistan’s foreign minister and ambassador were not seen in the prayer of the Hamas chief.

“The Prime Minister of Pakistan should have attended the funeral,” he stressed, adding that the people of Pakistan are with the Palestinians.

He added: “We will boycott Israeli products. If we get rid of the American agents, Israel cannot dare hit Palestine.

“At my address at nine o'clock, I will tell you what the government is doing and the Jamaat-e-Islami plan of action.”

The Pakistani nation observed mourning day on Friday to express solidarity with the Palestinian brothers and sisters, and to condemn the ongoing Israeli brutalities against them.

In its meeting held in Islamabad under the chair of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the federal cabinet condemned in strongest terms the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh.

The cabinet also appealed to the entire nation to offer "Ghaibana Namaz-e-Janaza " of Shaheed Ismail Haniyeh after Juma prayers.

The National Assembly also on Friday passed a resolution condemning the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and also called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.

Earlier, the National Assembly offered Fateha for the departed soul of Ismail Haniyeh who was assassinated on Wednesday in Iran.

Lawmaker Misbah Uddin led the Fateha on the request of Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned the unabated bloodshed of Palestinian people by the Israeli occupation forces and the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, warning the public anger would get out of control if the Zionist state is not held accountable.

“The Zionist state has crossed all the limits of crimes… The lava of public anger is boiling… If justice does not prevail and the Zionist state killing innocent people is not held to account, the lava of public fury will be in no one’s control. It will risk the annihilation of world’s peace and development,” the prime minister said addressing the National Assembly after the House unanimously passed a resolution calling Haniyeh’s killing a ‘deliberate conspiracy to sabotage’ Gaza ceasefire efforts and condemning the ongoing Israeli “state oppression and brutality” in Gaza.