Karachi healthcare providers rally to express solidarity with Gaza

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A large number of healthcare professionals representing 17 medical and welfare organisations have organised a Palestine solidarity walk at the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) in Karachi, Dawn reports.

They called upon the United Nations and the global community to take immediate steps to enforce a ceasefire in Gaza and restore its medical and humanitarian aid.

The participants carried banners and placards inscribed with slogans such as “Heal Humanity”, “Doctors for Gaza” and “Open Humanitarian Corridors”.

A symbolic “Wall of Solidarity” was also installed during the walk, where attendees inscribed heartfelt messages for the people of Gaza, including “Long live Palestine”, “Free Gaza”, and “Human rights must be protected”.

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 Participants stage a rally in Karachi to express solidarity with the people of Gaza. — PPI
Participants stage a rally in Karachi to express solidarity with the people of Gaza. — PPI

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