UN relief head Martin Griffiths stated on Thursday that the situation in Gaza is a “travesty” and that it is a wildfire that might spread throughout the area. He said, “The United Nations cannot be part of unilateral proposal to push Palestinians into so-called safe zones,” at the opening of a humanitarian conference on Gaza in Paris. According to Al Jazeera, the Israeli military on Thursday named 29-year-old Eliahou Elmakayes as the most recent combat casualty in Gaza. Elmakayes was an engineer in the corps, and the military claims he was killed in the combat on Wednesday. Three other people suffered critical injuries in the interim.
Rejecting the idea that the defence ministers of Pakistan and Ukraine had discussed arms delivery during their phone call on Wednesday, Pakistan declared that it had neither given weapons to Ukraine nor planned to do so. Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, the spokeswoman for the Foreign Office, made it clear in a statement that Pakistan did not, as a matter of policy, provide armaments to a region that was engaged in conflict. “It has not supplied nor does it intend to supply any arms to Ukraine,” she stated. “Therefore, this subject was not covered in the phone call between the defence ministers of Pakistan and Ukraine on November 7, 2023,” she said. According to the spokeswoman, Pakistan has emphasised the necessity of a diplomatic resolution to the Ukrainian crisis.
TASHKENT: In order to advance regional economic integration, Pakistan and Uzbekistan reaffirmed on Wednesday their commitment to concluding the Strategic Partnership Agreement as soon as possible. On the fringes of the 16th Summit of the Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO), which is being held in this country, Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar and President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev conducted a bilateral meeting during which the topic of the bilateral ties was discussed. Both parties reiterated their intention to actively contribute to regional connectivity. The presidents discussed ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation in a number of areas, such as connectivity, security, trade, and economics as well as politics and defence. Prime Minister Kakar expressed his happiness with the increasing degree of bilateral collaboration but emphasised the need to maintain the momentum.
London: The foreign ministers of the G7 urged a resumption to a more comprehensive peace process and called for humanitarian pauses in the Israel-Hamas conflict to allow for the entry of aid and aid in the release of hostages on Wednesday. The Group of Seven wealthy nations said in a single statement that Israel had the right to defend itself, capping a two-day meeting in Tokyo while Israeli forces continued to pound the Gaza Strip. However, they also emphasised how important it is to uphold international humanitarian law and safeguard people. “In line with the internationally agreed parameters,” the G7 members pledged to work towards long-term solutions for Gaza and a return to a more comprehensive peace process in the Israel-Palestine conflict.
According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza, since October 7, Israeli attacks have claimed 10,328 lives in the beleaguered region, according to Al Jazeera. 4,237 children are included in the total. UN Humanitarian Office (OCHA) spokeswoman Jens Laerke stated that without fuel supplies, Gaza services are almost at a “breaking point,” according to Reuters. He continued by saying that not one of the 569 relief vehicles that had arrived at the enclave thus far had fuel. Without providing further details, UN Relief Chief Martin Griffiths stated last week that there had been “some progress” in talks to get fuel into the Israeli-besieged Gaza Strip. The World Health Organisation stated that “more and more facilities are closing, and more and more life-saving means are closing.”
Pakistan on Monday voiced deep outrage over the remarks made by an Israeli official that his country was thinking of launching a nuclear bomb on Gaza, the territory where Hamas and Israeli forces have been fighting for more than a month. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a statement saying, “We are appalled by statement of an Israeli minister threatening nuclear force against Palestinians.” Speaking on Sunday, Israeli Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu stated that launching a “nuclear bomb” on the Gaza Strip is “an option,” the local Anadolu Agency reported. The Foreign Office stated that the statement shows a desire for genocide and ethnic cleansing. “This is a wake up call for int’l community to the threat posed by Israeli aggression to regional peace, security & stability,” the ministry of foreign affairs stated.
The World Health Organisation and the Ministry of National Health Services Regulations and Coordination collaborated on Monday to renovate 464 medical facilities nationwide, marking a significant advancement towards the government’s “top agenda” goal of Universal Health Coverage. In this regard, the PM House hosted a ceremony to sign a Memorandum of Understanding between the health ministry and the World Health Organisation. The occasion also marked the delivery of medical equipment, including mobile clinics, ambulances, and vaccination vans, valued at over Rs 2 billion. The signing of the document by WHO Representative in Pakistan Dr. Palitha Mahipala and Secretary of Health Iftikhar Ali Shallwani was observed by Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar and Caretaker Health Minister Dr. Nadeem Jan.
Murtaza Solangi, minister for information and broadcasting, stated here on Monday that the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting will take a more active role in helping Chinese enterprises develop greater understanding and cooperation in areas of shared interest as China-Pakistan cooperation continues to deepen. The Minister of Information and its affiliated organisations, such as Pakistan Television, Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation, and Associated Press of Pakistan, are already working with their counterparts in a structured framework to improve media cooperation, he said during his speech at the launch of the report on the ten years of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, which was organised by the All Pakistan China Enterprises Association and the Pakistan China Institute.
Dr. Reza Amiri Moghaddam, the ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Pakistan, paid Muhammad Ali, the acting federal minister for power and petroleum, a visit on Monday. According to a statement released here, they talked about fostering fraternal ties between the two nations and areas of shared interest.
