Pakistan welcomed the adoption of the UN Security Council Resolution on Monday, which called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza during the holy month of Ramazan.
“We also welcome the Security Council’s call for allowing the free flow of humanitarian assistance to Gaza, lifting all barriers to its provision, and ensuring the protection of civilians throughout the Gaza Strip,” stated a press release issued by the Foreign Office hours after the UNSC decision.
“We urge the swift implementation of the Security Council resolution adopted today, hoping it will mark the first step toward ending Israel’s brutal attacks, securing a lasting ceasefire, and addressing the severe humanitarian crisis in Gaza,” the statement emphasised.
Earlier, the UNSC passed the resolution with the US abstaining from voting, marking the first successful adoption of such a resolution after previous attempts were vetoed by the US, a staunch ally of Israel.
The remaining 14 council members voted for the resolution, which was proposed by the 10 elected members of the body. Israel reacted strongly to the US decision not to block the resolution, leading to the cancellation of a planned trip by its delegation to Washington this week.
Washington had been averse to the word ceasefire earlier in the nearly six-month-old war in the Gaza Strip and had used its veto power shield US ally Israel as it retaliated against Hamas for an Oct. 7 attack that Israel says killed 1,200 people.
But amid growing global pressure for a truce in the war that has killed more than 32,000 Palestinians, the US abstained from the vote on Monday to allow the Security Council to demand an immediate ceasefire for the month of the Muslim fasting month of Ramazan, which ends in two weeks.
