Pakistan demonstrators mourn Sayyed Nasrallah, condemn assassination
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According to separate reports, protesters in Karachi were met with teargas by security forces.
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Protesters shout anti-Zionist and anti-US slogans during a demonstration denouncing the martyrdom of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024, in Lahore, Pakistan. (AP)
Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in two of Pakistan's major cities on Sunday condemning the Israeli assassination of Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, in an Israeli airstrike on Beirut's Southern Suburb.
Approximately 4,000 people gathered in Islamabad and another 3,000 in Karachi to participate in rallies and funeral prayers.
Pakistan reacts to Hizbullah Chief's Syed Hassan Nasrullah assassination.
— Farooq A. Khan (@Faroqahmed_Khan) September 29, 2024
Massive rally was organised by the ISO in front of American Consulate in Lahore.
@imamia_students#NasrullahTheMartyr#DeathToAmerica #DeathToIsreal #FreePalestine #LebanonUnderAttack#GazaGenocide pic.twitter.com/iNVdrVQyil
The protesters expressed solidarity with Palestine and Lebanon, condemning the Israeli crimes.
Read more: Martyr Sayyed Nasrallah, Lebanon's liberator, breaker of hegemony
According to separate reports, protesters in Karachi were met with teargas by security forces.
Innocent People and protestors of karachi are under heavy fire by the government, police and agencies
— 🦋hijabzahra🦋 (@hijabzahraAli) September 29, 2024
Their only crime is that they are protesting against US GOVERNMENT policies and mass killings of Palestinians by Zionist regime Israel. #karachi #Nasrallah pic.twitter.com/NZqUNsIKOS
Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs criticized "Israel," labeling Sayyed Nasrallah's assassination as a "major escalation" in an already tense region.
"Yesterday's reckless act of killing the Secretary General of Hezbollah in Lebanon constitutes a major escalation in an already volatile region," the statement read.
🔊: PR NO. 1️⃣7️⃣0️⃣/2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣4️⃣
— Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Pakistan (@ForeignOfficePk) September 29, 2024
Pakistan Strongly Condemns Israel’s Growing Adventurism in the Middle East
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Imran Khan condemns 'Israel'
In a post on X, Pakistan's imprisoned former prime minister, Imran Khan, strongly condemned "Israel's" war crimes in Palestine and Lebanon, as well as the Western countries supplying weapons that enable these actions.
He highlighted the global failure to prevent the expansion of the conflict and criticized the breakdown of international law and justice.
Khan also draws parallels between Israeli actions and India's policies in Kashmir, asserting that human rights and democracy are being systematically undermined worldwide.
He called on the global community, especially the Muslim community, to move beyond rhetoric and take action against Israeli "state terrorism".
Strongly condemn Israel's continuing war crimes being committed in Palestine & now in Lebanon. The supply of weapons from Western states, enabling Israel's commission of the genocide of innocent Palestinians & war crimes against Lebanon is equally condemnable. It is our…
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) September 29, 2024
