KARACHI - Palestine Foundation Pakistan has announced that Palestinian ambassador to Pakistan Hazem Abu Shanab will receive the participants of Global March to Jerusalem at Wahga Border on March 10 (today).
The announcement was made at a press briefing here at a local hotel. The PLF central office-bearers Muzaffar Hashmi, Qazi Ahmed Noorani Siddiqui, Maulana Sadiq Raza Taqvi and Sabir Karbalai spoke at the briefing. They informed that Palestinian land was under Zionist occupation since 1948 and Jerusalem (Bait al Maqdas) was under occupation since 1967. Illegal settlements of Jews are erected time and again around Jerusalem and all they do for occupation of Bait al Maqdas. When Palestine issue is tabled in the United Nations Security Council, the US, global imperialist power, exercised veto power in favour of Israel.
They said they wanted to expel remaining Palestinians from the land of Palestine like they did it since 1948.
They said the GMJ was being organised to highlight this core issue to the notice of world. Jerusalem is sacred for Muslims and Christians as well and Israel keeps violating the sanctity of Bait al Maqdas.
People from almost all over the world have joined hands to become the part of GMJ. They will peacefully march to Jerusalem on March 30 from four borders of Egypt, Lebanon, Syria and Jordan.
The PLF office-bearers said that Asian countries’ caravan was reaching Pakistan via Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippine and India. Pakistanis too largely attend the global march. The Asian participants of the GMJ will reach after visiting several cities of Pakistan and from there they will continue via Turkey and sea routes and reach Beirut.
The delegates will reach on Saturday (today) and address at Multan Press Club on Sunday March 11. They will address at Karachi Press Club on March 12. They will visit the mausoleum of Muhammad Ali Jinnah on March 13. Palestinian ambassador, Sindh chief minister and other eminent figures will accompany them there. The PLF has formed arrangement committees in Lahore, Multan, Sukkur and Karachi to accord them warm welcome.