Former Pakistani Senator Mushtaq Ahmad Khan has urged the government of Pakistan to summon the U.S. ambassador in Islamabad and lodge a protest against "the American patronage of Israeli terrorism" in Gaza, according to a report in an Urdu daily. According to the report, titled "Is Shehbaz Sharif Waiting For The Death Of The Last Palestinian – Former Senator Mushtaq," the former lawmaker said: "Pakistan, Turkey, and Malaysia should send a joint naval fleet to deliver aid to Gaza where Palestinian children are dying of hunger."
Following is the text of the report published by Roznama Jasarat:[1]
"The newly elected patron of the Save Gaza Movement, former senator Mushtaq Ahmad Khan, said: Are Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and other Muslim rulers waiting for the death of the last Palestinian? Mushtaq Ahmad Khan said that Gaza is being turned into a vast graveyard. [He demanded that] the American ambassador be summoned, and a protest letter be given regarding the American patronage of Israeli terrorism.
"[He called for] sending a joint flotilla of the navies of Pakistan, Turkey, and Malaysia to break the economic siege of Gaza and open up land and sea routes for humanitarian aid.
"He expressed these views while addressing a press conference with other leaders on the occasion of joining the Save Gaza Movement as a patron at the National Press Club on Friday [March 22]. On this occasion, the leadership of the Save Gaza Movement announced a sit-in at D-Chowk [of Islamabad] on March 24 to demand their rights.
"The former Senator Mushtaq Ahmad Khan demanded that the resolutions of the joint session of the National Assembly and Senate regarding Palestine be upheld. [He urged] Pakistan's top leadership, state, and institutions to fulfill their responsibility for the freedom of Palestine...
"He said that Pakistan, Turkey, and Malaysia should send a joint naval fleet to deliver aid to Gaza where Palestinian children are dying of hunger. It is essential to ensure evacuation of thousands of those who are severely ill from Gaza for their treatment. Pakistanis can accomplish this task if provided with the path.
"Pakistani wants to reach out to Gaza's patients and starving children. Twenty-seven children have died of starvation and America is patronizing Israeli terrorism. Protests are happening in Europe and the West. Are Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and other Muslim rulers waiting for the last Palestinian to be martyred? A protest should be recorded by summoning the American ambassador."
[1] Roznama Jasarat (Pakistan), March 22, 2024.
