Pakistan shows solidarity with the people of Gaza

Published November 24, 2012
Supporters of Awami Workers Party shout slogans during an anti-Israeli demonstration in Lahore November 22,2012. A ceasefire between Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers took hold on Thursday after eight days of conflict, although deep mistrust on both sides cast doubt on how long the Egyptian-sponsored deal can last.
Supporters of Awami Workers Party shout slogans during an anti-Israeli demonstration in Lahore November 22,2012. A ceasefire between Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers took hold on Thursday after eight days of conflict, although deep mistrust on both sides cast doubt on how long the Egyptian-sponsored deal can last.
Pakistani demonstrators shout anti-Israeli slogans during a protest to condemn the Israeli offensive in Gaza, in Lahore on November 22, 2012. A ceasefire took hold in and around Gaza after a week of cross-border violence between Israel and Palestinian militants that killed at least 160 people.
Pakistani demonstrators shout anti-Israeli slogans during a protest to condemn the Israeli offensive in Gaza, in Lahore on November 22, 2012. A ceasefire took hold in and around Gaza after a week of cross-border violence between Israel and Palestinian militants that killed at least 160 people.
Supporters of Pakistan's religious political party Jamaat-e-Islami shout anti-US and anti-Israel slogans during an anti-Israel demonstration in Peshawar November 23, 2012. Israeli gunfire at the Gaza border killed one Palestinian on Friday and wounded several others, medics said, two days after a ceasefire between the territory's rulers Hamas and Israel took hold. The banner reads in Urdu: ?Against Israeli barbarity?.
Supporters of Pakistan's religious political party Jamaat-e-Islami shout anti-US and anti-Israel slogans during an anti-Israel demonstration in Peshawar November 23, 2012. Israeli gunfire at the Gaza border killed one Palestinian on Friday and wounded several others, medics said, two days after a ceasefire between the territory's rulers Hamas and Israel took hold. The banner reads in Urdu: ?Against Israeli barbarity?.
Supporters of the political and religious party Jamat-e-Islami take part in an anti-US and anti-Israel rally in Karachi November 23, 2012. Israeli gunfire at the Gaza border killed one Palestinian on Friday and wounded several others, medics said, two days after a ceasefire between the territory's rulers Hamas and Israel took hold.
Supporters of the political and religious party Jamat-e-Islami take part in an anti-US and anti-Israel rally in Karachi November 23, 2012. Israeli gunfire at the Gaza border killed one Palestinian on Friday and wounded several others, medics said, two days after a ceasefire between the territory's rulers Hamas and Israel took hold.
Pakistani activists of fundamentalist party Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) shout anti-Israel slogans during a protest in Karachi on November 23, 2012. A Palestinian was shot dead by Israeli forces near the Gaza border, the first casualty since the two sides agreed a truce ending their week-long conflict, Palestinian medical sources said.
Pakistani activists of fundamentalist party Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) shout anti-Israel slogans during a protest in Karachi on November 23, 2012. A Palestinian was shot dead by Israeli forces near the Gaza border, the first casualty since the two sides agreed a truce ending their week-long conflict, Palestinian medical sources said.
Pakistani supporters of the Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) take part in an anti-Israel protest in Karachi on November 23, 2012. A Palestinian was shot dead by Israeli forces near the Gaza border, the first casualty since the two sides agreed a truce ending their week-long conflict, Palestinian medical sources said.
Pakistani supporters of the Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) take part in an anti-Israel protest in Karachi on November 23, 2012. A Palestinian was shot dead by Israeli forces near the Gaza border, the first casualty since the two sides agreed a truce ending their week-long conflict, Palestinian medical sources said.

Pakistanis take to the streets during organised protests against the Israeli offensive in Gaza. - Text and photos by Agencies.

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