FM reaches Turkey to draw global attention towards Israeli atrocities in Gaza

According to details, the foreign minister has reached Turkey on the special instructions of Prime Minister Imran Khan.

From there, Shah Mehmood Qureshi along with counterparts of Sudan, Palestine and Turkey will leave for New York.

The Foreign Minister will also address an emergency session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to reaffirm Pakistan’s support towards innocent Palestinians.

During his stay in New York, FM will hold important meetings with different key figures and present Pakistan’s stance over the situation in Palestine.

Yesterday while addressing a session of the National Assembly, Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that Pakistan along with other Islamic countries demanded a meeting of the UN General Assembly.

He said that the decisions of the Security Council can be vetoed but no one has the power to veto in the General Assembly.

"I will represent the voices of 22 million Pakistanis in New York," he said.

The latest escalation of tensions between Israel and Hamas, which governs Gaza, has now entered its second week. So far 212 Palestinians, including 61 children, have been killed since the and more than 1,500 are wounded.