International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People is being observed today.

Every year on this day, the international community stands in solidarity for the dignity, rights, justice and self-determination of the Palestinian people.

In their separate messages on the occasion ,President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif have reaffirmed Pakistan's unwavering support for the inalienable right to self-determination of Palestinian people and establishment of an independent State of Palestine with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital.

They reiterated Pakistan's call to the international community, particularly the United Nations Security Council, for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Gaza and ensuring unhindered humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian people.