Islamabad (Web Desk): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has reaffirmed Pakistan's strong commitment to the just struggle of the Palestinian people.
In a Post on his X (formerly Twitter) handle, the premier said that during his telephonic conversation with the Prime Minister of Ireland Simon Harrison Friday, he lauded International Court of Justice decision to order Israel to stop its assault on Gaza and Rafah.
Admiring Ireland's recent decision to recognise the state of Palestine, the Prime Minister said this will not only send a message of hope and solidarity to the innocent Palestinians who are suffering Israel's brutal atrocities but would also go a long way in promoting Palestine cause and encourage other countries to follow suit.
PM Shehbaz hoped that the oppressed people of Kashmir would also receive similar attention from the international community as they too have been enduring brutal occupation and denial of fundamental human rights for the last seven decades.
On Friday, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered Israel to ‘immediately’ halt its military assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah.
Reading out a ruling by the International Court of Justice or World Court, the body's president Nawaf Salam said provisional measures ordered by the court in March did not fully address the situation in the besieged Palestinian enclave now, and conditions had been met for a new emergency order.
"Israel must immediately halt its military offensive" in Rafah, he said.
The court also ordered Israel to open the Rafah crossing between Egypt and Gaza to allow in humanitarian aid and said it must provide access to the besieged enclave for investigators and report back on its progress within one month.
The order was adopted by the panel of 15 judges from around the world in a 13-2 vote, opposed only by judges from Uganda and Israel itself.
The court backed a South African request to order Israel to halt its offensive in Rafah, a week after Pretoria called for the measure in a case accusing Israel of genocide.