Jamaat-e-Islami Lahore held a Gaza March on Mall Road, drawing thousands of men, women, children and youth in solidarity with the Palestinian people.
Addressing the march, JI Pakistan Vice Ameer Liaqat Baloch said Palestinian sacrifices had awakened the world, while their resistance had demonstrated its strength to global powers.
He called on the international community to ensure an effective ceasefire, protection of Palestinian civilians and uninterrupted humanitarian aid to Gaza.
Baloch also urged Muslim countries to unite for Palestine and play a stronger diplomatic role in ending regional tensions. On Pakistan’s political situation, he called for dialogue between the government and opposition and urged the government to honour its commitments to Jamaat-e-Islami.