KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi Emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Sunday stressed the need for taking all possible measures in everyone’s capacity to support Palestinians against Israeli occupation while lauding South Africa for raising voice for the oppressed people of Palestine.
“It’s pity, South Africa is discharging a duty, which the Muslim World should have discharged”, Hafiz Naeemur Rehman said while addressing participants of the Gaza Million March, taken out at Shahrah-e-Faisal on Sunday.
The Gaza Million March in Karachi coincides with the 100 days mark of Israeli genocide campaign against Palestinians in Gaza, attempted to raise global conscience against the ethnic cleansing by Israel.
JI Pakistan Emir Sirajul Haq also addressed the participants of the Million March through an audio link.
Speaking to the charged crowd, numbered in thousands, Hafiz Naeemur Rehman said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been carrying out a genocide in Gaza with the support of not only the United States of America, the United Kingdom, and the European countries but also the silent but very decisive support from the Muslim World.
He also paid a rich tribute to the Houthi movement in Yemen for supporting Hamas against the occupation forces of Israel.
The JI leader said that after the October 7 initiative, the world has visibly divided into two parts and the people of conscience have lined up themselves against Israel.
He said that unfortunately the leaders of the Muslim World kept mum and remain static over the issue. He said that the Muslim World should have offered all available resources and military might to Hamas against Israel like the United States did for Israel and Palestinians.
He said that the Muslim World keeps over 7.5 million strong army, all types of tanks, warships, missiles and other weapons, including nukes but they did nothing for Palestine.
Majlise Wahdatul Muslameen Sindh President Allama Baqar Abbas Zaidi paid a rich tribute to the resistance movement in Gaza against Israeli occupation.
Younus Sohan Advocate on behalf of religious minorities in the country expressed solidarity with Palestinian people. He strongly condemned the US and its allied countries over their support to genocide in Palestine.
Former Administrator Karachi Faheemuz Zaman also addressed the march and stressed to act collectively against the global imperial forces. He said that the people of third world countries cannot acquire real freedom without defeating the global forces of chaos led by the US.
Earlier on December 30 last year, South Africa launched a case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Israel for what it said were “genocidal” acts in Gaza, with Israel rejecting the case “with disgust.”
According to a statement, the ICJ application related to alleged violations by Israel of its obligations under the Genocide Convention, and said that “Israel has engaged in, is engaging in and risks further engaging in genocidal acts against the Palestinian people in Gaza.”
