{"id":21946,"date":"2025-10-02T13:46:46","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T08:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/?p=21946"},"modified":"2025-10-02T13:46:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T08:46:50","slug":"fm-ishaq-dar-denounces-israel-over-flotilla-raid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2025\/10\/02\/fm-ishaq-dar-denounces-israel-over-flotilla-raid\/","title":{"rendered":"FM Ishaq Dar denounces Israel over flotilla raid"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Pakistan\u2019s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Thursday strongly condemned Israel\u2019s interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla, demanding the immediate release of detained activists and unhindered humanitarian aid to Gaza.<\/strong><br><br>The flotilla was carrying nearly 500 international activists on over 40 vessels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a statement posted on X (formerly Twitter), Foreign Minister Dar said:<br>\u201cPakistan strongly condemns Israel\u2019s interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla and detention of international activists in flagrant violation of international law. We demand an immediate ceasefire, lifting of blockade, swift release of activists and unhindered aid to Gaza.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dar reaffirmed Pakistan\u2019s unwavering support for Palestinians, stressing the need for a sovereign, independent state based on pre-1967 borders with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pakistan\u2019s official Foreign Office statement<br><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier, Foreign Office spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan condemned the incident, calling Israel\u2019s actions \u201ca flagrant violation of international law and humanitarian law.\u201d He said the unlawful detention endangered civilian lives and was part of Israel\u2019s ongoing pattern of aggression and blockade against Gaza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The FO noted that obstructing humanitarian relief violates Israel\u2019s obligations under the Fourth Geneva Convention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Global Sumud Flotilla comprised more than 40 civilian vessels carrying nearly 500 activists from various countries. Its mission was to deliver critical humanitarian aid to besieged Gaza, where over two million Palestinians continue to face deprivation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan\u2019s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Thursday strongly condemned Israel\u2019s interception of the Global Sumud<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21947,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[215],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21946","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.4.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>FM Ishaq Dar denounces Israel over flotilla raid - Rapid News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2025\/10\/02\/fm-ishaq-dar-denounces-israel-over-flotilla-raid\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"FM Ishaq Dar denounces Israel over flotilla raid - 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