President Dr Arif Alvi has asked whether the international community thinks that the Palestinians would give up “any struggle for Palestine”.

“‘Today we have understood that force is mighty. Give up all the struggles and come to peace’ — one scenario is this and another is that the struggle will continue,” he said while addressing the Margalla Dialogue 2023 in Islamabad.

 President Dr Arif Alvi speaks at an event in Islamabad. — DawnNewsTV
President Dr Arif Alvi speaks at an event in Islamabad. — DawnNewsTV

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