ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s National Assembly, which was elected late last month, on Friday passed a resolution “categorically condemning” the Israeli war in Palestine.
Israel’s air, sea and ground assault on Gaza have killed more than 31,000 people and wounded over 71,500 in five months, according to Gaza health authorities. Israel says its attacks were triggered by a Hamas-led attack on southern Israeli towns on Oct. 7 in which 1,200 people were killed and 253 taken hostage.
“The resolution moved by Shazia Marri denounced the continued Israeli aggression which has led to the loss of over thirty thousand lives of Palestinians since October last year,” state-run Radio Pakistan said.
“The resolution called upon the federal government to play a more proactive role in pushing the international community to enforce a ceasefire in Gaza.”
Pakistan, which does not have diplomatic ties with Israel, has dispatched multiple consignments of aid to Palestine since October last year. The aid has mostly comprised special winter tents, blankets, medicines, surgical supplies and food packs.
Islamabad has repeatedly called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and the more swift delivery of humanitarian aid. With the war now in its sixth month, the UN has warned that at least 576,000 people in Gaza are on the brink of famine and global pressure has been growing on Israel to allow more access for aid.
Pakistan’s new parliament passes resolution condemning Israeli war on Palestine
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Pakistan’s new parliament passes resolution condemning Israeli war on Palestine
- Israel’s air, sea and ground assault on Gaza have killed more than 31,000 people and wounded over 71,500
- Pakistan, which does not recognize Israel, has dispatched multiple aid consignments to Palestine since October
‘Terrified’ Sydney man misidentified as Bondi shooter turns to Pakistan consulate for help
- The man says he received death threats after his images were spread widely on social media
- He sought consular help after relatives in home country began receiving alarmed phone calls
SYDNEY: A Sydney man said he had received death threats and was “terrified” to leave his home Monday after his photo was widely shared online as the gunman responsible for the Bondi Beach shooting.
A father and son duo opened fire on a Jewish festival at Australia’s best-known beach on Sunday evening, killing 15 people, including a child, and wounding 42 more.
Authorities have condemned the attack as an act of terrorism, though they have not named the two shooters — one killed at the scene, and the other now in hospital.
However, Australian public broadcaster ABC said the alleged assailant was Naveed Akram from the western Sydney suburb of Bonnyrigg, quoting an anonymous official, and other local media reported that police had raided his home.
Photos of a beaming man in a green Pakistan cricket jersey pinged across social media.
Some of the posts were shared thousands of times, drawing vitriolic comments.
But the photo was taken from the Facebook profile of a different Naveed Akram, who pleaded Monday for people to stop the misinformation in a video published by the Pakistan Consulate of Sydney.
“Per media reports, one of the shooters’ name is Naveed Akram and my name is Naveed Akram as well,” he said in the video.
“That is not me. I have nothing to do with the incident or that person,” he said, condemning the “terrible” Bondi Beach shooting.
“I just want everyone’s help to help me stop this propaganda,” he said, asking for users to report accounts that misused his photo, which he had shared in a 2019 post.
’ LIFE-THREATENING’
The 30-year-old, who lives in a northwestern suburb of Sydney, told AFP he first heard around 9:30 p.m. on Sunday that he had been falsely identified as the shooter.
“I could not even sleep last night,” Akram told AFP by phone, adding he deleted all the “terrible” messages he got.
“I’m terrified. I could not go outside, like it’s a life-threatening issue, so I don’t want to risk anything... my family is worried as well, so it’s quite a hard time for me.”
He asked the Pakistan Consulate to put out the video because relatives in the country’s Punjab province were getting phone calls as well.
“It was destroying my image, my family’s image,” he said.
“People started to call them. They were worried, and they have told the police over there.”
The Pakistan native moved to Australia in 2018 to attend Central Queensland University and later did a masters at Sydney’s Holmes Institute.
Today he runs a car rental business, and he said Australia is “the perfect country.”
“I love this country. I have never had any safety issues here, like everyone is so nice, the people are so nice here,” Akram said.
“It’s only this incident that has caused me this trauma.”
