Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has stressed the need for the international community to play an urgent role in stopping Israel’s aggression against Palestinians.

He said this during a meeting with his Special Representative for Religious Harmony and Pakistan diaspora in Middle East and Islamic Countries, Maulana Tahir Mahmood Ashrafi in Islamabad on Tuesday.

They held detailed discussion on the deteriorating situation in the Middle East and denounced the genocide and atrocities on innocent Palestinians in Gaza by Israeli forces.

Both welcomed the upcoming meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to be held in Jeddah on the deteriorating situation of Palestine.

The Prime Minister on the occasion lauded Maulana Tahir Ashrafi for his efforts for the welfare of Pakistanis residing in the Middle East and other Islamic countries.

Maulana Ashrafi paid tribute to the interim government’s steps to promote inter-faith harmony.