'Pak-Iran oppose any attempt at undermining just cause of Palestine people'.

Islamabad -- Chairman Senate Foreign Affairs Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed said that Pakistan and Iran share the same common perspective on Palestine as we oppose any attempt at undermining the just cause of the people of Palestine and both Pakistan and Iran remain committed to the formation of an independent Palestine, with al-Quds as its capital as enshrined in the United Nations resolutions.

He shared his views while addressing a virtual meeting of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committees of the Pro-Palestine Countries and hosted by the Parliament of Iran.

He said that Pakistan's commitment to Palestine predates the creation of Pakistan because the founder of Pakistan Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah has talked about the rights of Palestine as far back as 1940, when the struggle for Pakistan started under his great leadership. '7 years later Pakistan was created and since then Pakistan has steadfastly remained committed to Palestinian cause', Senator Mushahid observed.

He said that Pakistan is unique as it is the only non-Arab country which participated in two Arab Israeli wars on the side of our Arab brothers, the 1967 and the 1973 wars in which Pakistani pilots fought with Jordan and Syria respectively and even shot down Israeli planes. In 1974, at the OIC Summit in Lahore, PLO was recognized as the sole legitimate representative of the people of Palestine and even today, Palestinian military personnel are being trained in Pakistani institutions.

In every cause, he observed, there is always a choice and the choice is either to surrender or to struggle. 'In the cause of Palestine today, some have chosen to surrender to brute force and recognize Israel as it represses the people of Palestine. This undermines all United Nations resolutions', Chairman of Senate Foreign Affairs remarked.

For Pakistan, which has a principal stance on Kashmir as well, Palestine is a sacred cause and surrender is not an option. He said that Pakistan is committed to supporting the struggle of the Palestinian people till the achievement of their goals. In these times of the...