The Palestinian question is one of the oldest unresolved issues at the United Nations. The long and heroic struggle of the Palestinian people to attain self-determination and achieve their independent state is reinforced by a near universal international consensus in its legitimacy, as reflected in numerous pronouncements of the General Assembly and the Security Council, says a press release received here today from New York.
On this day in 1947, the General Assembly passed its historic resolution 181 which laid down the basic parameters of the establishment of a Palestinian state, and enshrined the status of Jerusalem as Corpus Separatum. It is travesty of justice that only the Jewish state came into being and the Palestinian people were condemned to immeasurable misery, suffering and grief – by making them stateless in their own land.
Pakistan has always remained a staunch supporter of Palestinian people. Supporting Palestinian right to self-determination and calling for an early creation of a viable, contiguous, independent and sovereign Palestinian state, based on internationally agreed parameters – pre-1967 borders and Al- Quds Al Sharif as its capital – has remained a cardinal pillar of Pakistan’s foreign policy. Our support remains unwavering. We will continue to impress upon the world that creation of a Palestinian state – on the grounds acceptable to the Palestinian people – remains the only abiding guarantee for peace in the Middle East and for the wider world.
Every year, Pakistan tables a resolution in the Third Committee on ‘universal realisation of right of peoples to self-determination’. Through this, and other initiatives, we show our resolve of fighting for all oppressed people who are waging legitimate struggles to earn their freedom.
The International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People provides an opportunity to the international community to renew its commitment to the Palestinian peoples and help them attain their inalienable rights.
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