ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday condemned Israel’s attack on a school in Gaza, saying it had “crossed all limits” following international media reports of nearly 100 fatalities in what appears to be one of the deadliest strikes since the war began in October last year.
A civil defense official in Gaza informed the media that three Israeli rockets had targeted the school, which housed displaced Palestinians uprooted by 10 months of war in the area.
He also said the death toll was between 90 and 100, with dozens more wounded in the attack.
The Israeli military, however, said it had targeted an active “military facility,” adding that the strike had killed around 20 Hamas and Islamic Jihad members.
“Israel has crossed all limits with its brutal actions,” the prime minister said in an official statement. “An attack on schoolchildren is open aggression. Such barbarity is unprecedented in history.”
“The international community, including the United Nations, should take practical steps to stop Israel’s brutality,” he added.
Sharif prayed for all the people who lost their lives in the attack and expressed condolences to their families.
“We once again reiterate our demand that the Israeli leadership and security forces be brought to justice for the genocide and war crimes against Palestinians,” he continued. “Israel should be severely punished for its cruel actions.”
The prime minister also referred to the verdict of the top United Nations court earlier this year in May wherein it ordered Israel to halt its offensive of the southern city of Rafah and withdraw from the Gaza Strip.
“The International Court of Justice’s decision against Israel should be enforced,” he said.
Sharif also noted that Pakistan would continue to extend moral and diplomatic support to Palestinians on every front.
Israel launched its air and ground offensive targeting Gaza following the October 7 surprise attack by Hamas, in which nearly 1,200 people were killed and more than 250 taken hostage.
The Palestinian group maintained its attack was in response to the deteriorating conditions faced by Palestinian people living under occupation.
Israel’s response was widely viewed as disproportionate by the international community, with nearly 40,000 people, mostly women and children, having lost their lives so far.
Pakistan PM condemns Israel’s Gaza school strike that killed nearly 100 Palestinians
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Pakistan PM condemns Israel’s Gaza school strike that killed nearly 100 Palestinians
- Sharif urges the international community to halt Israel’s war, calling its recent attack ‘unprecedented’
- He calls for the enforcement of an ICJ ruling demanding Israel cease its offensive, withdraw from Gaza
Pakistan arrests suspect arriving from Cambodia amid crackdown on human smuggling
- Suspect worked at an “online fraud company” in Cambodia, later started smuggling people from Pakistan, says FIA
- Pakistan has intensified crackdown against human smugglers after hundreds of migrants drowned near Pylos in 2023
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Sunday said it had arrested a key suspect involved in smuggling humans who had arrived from Cambodia, alleging he was also part of an international fraud network.
The suspect, identified as Zainullah, was arrested by FIA officials when he arrived in the southern port city of Karachi from Cambodia.
Zainullah had traveled from Pakistan to Cambodia in September 2024, a press release issued by the agency said.
“He worked at an online fraud company in Cambodia and later became involved as an agent in recruiting individuals from Pakistan,” the FIA said.
The FIA said it recovered images of multiple individuals’ passports, payment receipts and bank transaction records after extracting data from Zainullah’s phone.
It said the suspect received money through personal bank accounts and a cryptocurrency account.
“The suspect has been handed over to the FIA Anti-Human Trafficking Circle, Karachi, for further legal proceedings,” the FIA said.
“Further investigation is underway.”
Pakistan intensified action against illegal migration in 2023 after hundreds of migrants, including 262 Pakistanis, drowned when an overcrowded vessel sank off the Greek town of Pylos, one of the deadliest boat disasters in the Mediterranean.
Authorities say they continue to target networks sending citizens abroad through dangerous routes, following heightened scrutiny at airports and a series of arrests involving forged documents.
Pakistan’s interior ministry said this week illegal migration to Europe has declined by 47 percent this year after its nationwide crackdown, saying that more than 1,700 human smugglers have been arrested in 2025.
