ISLAMABAD: Speaker of the National Assembly Raja Pervez Ashraf has declared that ethnic cleansing, genocide, and murder of Palestinian men, women, children, and elders in Gaza and the surrounding territories are abhorrent and disgusting. Additionally, he emphasised that Israel’s heinous and brutal crimes are in clear violation of established international law and constitute war crimes. He also underlined, “In this darkest hour of human history, the world cannot watch in silence. It must step up right away and take responsibility for ending the chaos and brutality committed by Zionist troops as well as for resolving the Palestinian conflict in line with resolutions from the OIC and UN Security Council.” When he visited the Palestine Embassy, he voiced similar opinions.