Pakistan has declared a nationwide ban on New Year’s celebrations as a gesture of solidarity with the people of Gaza, who are enduring severe hardships due to the ongoing conflict with Israel.
This announcement was made by the caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan, Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, during a televised address. Emphasizing Pakistan’s consistent support for the Palestinian cause in international forums, Kakar condemned Israel’s actions, which have led to significant loss of life.
Kakar urged the Pakistani people to demonstrate their support for the Palestinians by adopting a simple and somber approach to the New Year.
He highlighted the catastrophic nature of the war in Gaza, where Israeli forces are engaged in a prolonged offensive against Hamas, causing widespread destruction and a high number of casualties, predominantly women and children. The conflict has persisted for over 12 weeks, with Israeli authorities indicating their intention to continue the military operations.
The World Health Organisation’s head, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, expressed grave concerns about the situation in Gaza, pointing out the dire consequences such as severe injuries, acute hunger, and the risk of diseases. In response to this crisis, the Pakistani government has dispatched aid to Gaza and is coordinating with Egypt and Jordan to further assist the Palestinian people.
The ban on New Year’s celebrations in Pakistan, a country where such events are widely observed both privately and by the government, is a significant move. It is aimed at preventing the usual festivities, which often lead to incidents of celebratory firing and reckless driving, resulting in injuries and fatalities.
Sharjah, an emirate of the United Arab Emirates, that maintains official relations with Israel, has also announced a ban on New Year’s Eve fireworks. This decision was described as a sincere act of solidarity with the people of Gaza, according to a statement released by Sharjah police on Facebook.
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What happen to kakar sb…??
Is he ok….??
A few days ago he had different stance for Israel
Crocodile tears!
The Prime Minister should have done this for so many other reasons like sufferings of Kashmiris, the worst economy of the country, political instability, constant witch-hunt, intolerance towards minorities, chronic loadshedding, no gas supply, extreme ‘mehnghai’ and most importantly the plight of the common man, among so many other factors.
A very good initiative taken by government. New year event should not be allowed. We as Muslims must follow Islamic clander which starts from Muharram peacefully.
The day we start to focus to protect our country’s interests first, we will start progressing. Instead of taking “theka” of every problem in the world (Palestine, Kashmir etc) we should first aim to solve our own issues such as the situation of Economy, Balochistan, rights of minorities in our country. Which other developed or developing country has imposed such a ban? Most of the neighboring countries of Israel like Egypt,Jordan, Lebanon and countries such as China, Turkey (our favourites) and UAE have diplomatic relations with both Palestine and Israel. But no we have to become the flag- bearer of every issue in muslim world. Pehle apna mulk theek kar lo.
I’m okay with this but I’m not okay with the reasoning of the ban, why is it we’re banning new year celebration because of Palestine? Pakistan calls itself a Islamic country then why are people were allowed to celebrate new year previous year and the year before? That’s because the people who are running our country are not Muslims because they allow people to celebrate events that are not permissible, do things that are not permissible for Muslims to do thus I’m not giving any appreciation to Prime Minister or anyone whatsoever.