Pakistan has urged the UN Security Council to end its paralysis and act on Gaza.   

In a forceful statement during the Security Council open briefing on the situation in Palestinian Occupied Territories, Pakistan's Permanent Representative to the UN Asim Iftikhar lamented that Gaza has descended into an abyss of suffering, which is manifest from the way unarmed civilians including children, and women, humanitarian workers, UN personnel, and journalists as well as civilian infrastructure such as hospitals and schools are being attacked indiscriminately.  

He drew the Council’s attention to the fact that for a month now, Israel has sealed all border crossings, blocking humanitarian aid with no food or medical supplies being allowed entry in Gaza. He said that according to UNICEF, one million children are without basic necessities, while WFP warns of imminent famine.

He reaffirmed Pakistan's support for a sovereign Palestinian state with pre-1967 borders and Al-Quds as its capital.