Mushahid for Palestine, Kashmir solution via UN resolutions

ISLAMABAD: Participating as a special guest in a conference titled International Parliament for Tolerance & Peace in Geneva, hosted by former Speaker of the Arab Parliament, Ahmed bin Mohammed Al-Jaswan of the United Arab Emirates, former senator and Chairman Pakistan-China Institute Mushahid Hussain has said the prerequisite to tolerance and peace was resolving longstanding conflicts like Palestine and Kashmir on the basis of United Nations resolutions.

Speaking at the conference, he called for lifting of blockade to provide uninterrupted flow of humanitarian assistance and enforcement of ceasefire in current conflict situations in Gaza and Sudan, where he urged a civilian-led and civilian-owned peace process to initiate end to the civil war which has resulted in food insecurity for the majority of Sudan’s population. He welcomed the election of President Trump as a plus for world peace, saying that Trump was neither a warmonger nor an exponent of any new Cold War. He welcomed Trump’s efforts for peace in Ukraine as well as his initiative for diplomatic negotiations with Iran on the nuclear issue, adding that all these issues can only be resolved through direct talks, not use or threat of force.

He lauded the UAE role in promoting peace. He concluded his speech by recalling that 2025 was the 70th anniversary of the Bandung Conference in 1955, hosted by Indonesia.