The National Assembly has passed a resolution calling on the United Nations Security Council to “impose its call for a ceasefire in Gaza” and hold Israel accountable for its “war crimes and crimes against humanity”.

The resolution reiterated the call for an “immediate and comprehensive ceasefire, and the provision of sustainable and unhindered humanitarian assistance to the beleaguered Palestinians, and immediate withdrawal of Israeli occupation forces from Gaza” as per a UNSC resolution passed in June.

The NA asserted that Pakistan would continue to supply aid to Palestine and “take effective measures for medical assistance to the oppressed Palestinian brothers and sisters, including medical treatment in Pakistan”.

It decided that Palestinian medical students would be given admission in Pakistan’s medical colleges on a gratis basis (free of charge) to complete their education.

The house further announced today as a day of mourning across Pakistan “as a mark of solidarity with our Palestinian brothers and sisters, and to unequivocally condemn Israeli brutality”. Funeral prayers would also be held for “martyr Ismail Haniyeh across the country after Friday prayers today”, it added.