ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif this week met Qatar’s emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, condemning Israel’s airstrikes in Doha and calling for unity among Muslim nations in the face of increasing tensions in the Middle East.
Sharif arrived in Doha on Monday to attend the emergency Arab-Islamic summit organized after Israel targeted Hamas leaders in the Qatari capital on Sept. 9. The strike, which Hamas says killed five of its members but not its leadership, prompted Arab Gulf states to forge a united front against the Israeli attack at the summit.
The Pakistani prime minister met Al-Thani on the sidelines of the summit on Monday, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said in a statement. He was accompanied by Deputy PM Ishaq Dar and Army Chief Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir.
“The Prime Minister stressed that Israel’s aggression in the Middle East must be stopped immediately, and unity within the Ummah was vitally important, in the face of repeated Israeli provocations,” the PMO said.
Sharif expressed solidarity with Qatar, describing Israel’s attack as a “flagrant violation” of the Gulf nation’s territorial integrity and sovereignty.
