KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) to hold the Gaza Million march today at Sea View to express solidarity with Palestinians who are facing oppression by Israel.
The Gaza March will begin from Nishan-e-Pakistan in the evening. JI chief Karachi chapter Munem Zafar appealed to all Karachiites to attend and stand united with the people of Gaza.
While reviewing preparations for the Gaza March, Munem Zafar said that Gaza is facing genocide and siege, with more than 85 per cent of the territory destroyed by Israel with the help of International forces.
He emphasized that being the land of Prophets and the first Qibla, Palestine is sacred for Muslims and its freedom is a matter of faith and belief for the entire Ummah.
Meanwhile, over 46,000 Palestinians have been killed there since October 2023, most of them women and children.
Pope Francis on Thursday stepped up his recent criticism of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, calling the humanitarian situation in the Palestinian enclave “very serious and shameful”.
In a yearly address to diplomats delivered on his behalf by an aide, Francis appeared to reference deaths caused by winter cold in Gaza, where there is almost no electricity.
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