Haniyeh’s martyrdom in Tehran a flagrant violation of int’l laws: PM

ISLAMABAD, Aug 1 Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday strongly denounced the attack that led to martyrdom of Ismail Haniyeh, chief of Hamas Political Bureau, in Tehran, terming it a barbaric act that was a flagrant violation of international laws and rules.

The extraterritorial assassination, he said, had sparked widespread condemnation across the world including Pakistan, Turkiye, Russia, Iran, China and Malaysia which had denounced the attack in the strongest words.

Ismail Haniyeh’s children and grandchildren had also been ruthlessly martyred, he added.

The prime minister was chairing a meeting on the situation of Palestine which was attended by the parliamentarians representing the government’s allied political parties.

Shehbaz Sharif said that the bloodshed in Palestine continued for last nine months claiming lives of many innocent Palestinians everyday. Over 40,000 Palestinians including thousands of children had been martyred till date.

“The world is silent over this barbarism,” he said. “Such terrorism and extremism is highly condemnable.”

The prime minister said Netanyahu was out to destroy Palestine. Despite clear verdicts of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and resolutions of the United Nations, Israel could not be stopped from its barbaric acts.

He expressed gratitude to the countries from the West such as Ireland and Spain who had openly supported the Palestinian cause and its two-state resolution.