78th Nakba anniversary: Shehbaz reaffirms ‘resolute support for Palestinian state’
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has reaffirmed Pakistan’s “resolute support for the creation of a sovereign, independent, viable, and contiguous Palestinian state based on pre-June 1967 borders, with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital.”
He stated this on Saturday in connection with the 78th Nakba anniversary.
“As our Palestinian brethren mark the 78th solemn anniversary of Nakba, we remember the enduring suffering and displacement of the Palestinians from their homeland since 1948,” the PM said in an official statement.
“On this solemn occasion, Pakistan reaffirms its unwavering solidarity with our Palestinian brothers and sisters. We demand an immediate end to the oppression, occupation, and violence being perpetrated by Israeli occupation authorities against Palestinians,” the statement quoted the PM as saying.
The Nakba, which means “catastrophe” in Arabic, refers to the mass displacement and dispossession of Palestinians during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.
According to the United Nations, the Nakba anniversary is a reminder “not only of those tragic events of 1948, but of the ongoing injustice suffered by the Palestinians. The Nakba had a profound impact on the Palestinian people, who lost their homes, their land, and their way of life. It remains a deeply traumatic event in their collective memory and continues to shape their struggle for justice and for their right to return to their homes.”
Copyright Business Recorder, 2026
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