LAHORE, Oct 08 (DNA): Former president Asif Ali Zardari and former prime
minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday reacted to the ongoing tensions
between Palestine and Israel.
In a statement issued here, former president Asif Zardari sympathised
with the Palestinians, saying the sympathies and prayers of the people
of Pakistan were with them.
The PPP co-chairman added that the Palestinian people had been facing
atrocities for a long time.
Former prime minister Shehbaz Sharif said that the Hamas attacks on
Israel were a reaction to Israeli actions on Al-Aqsa Mosque and other
holy places.
In a statement issued here, the PML-N president called for an immediate
resolution of the territorial conflict, observing that Israel was
depriving the Palestinians of their right to self-determination.
He said it was imperative to end Israeli atrocities on the Palestinians,
and its illegal occupation.
