All New Year\u2019s celebrations will remain banned across the country as Pakistan will stand in solidarity with Gazans, being oppressed by Israel, caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar announced Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a televised address, Kakar said: \u201cPakistani nation is in a sad state […] so keeping in mind the situation, the Government of Pakistan has decided to ban all celebrations related to New Year\u2019s.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI appeal to all Pakistanis: show solidarity with the oppressed Palestinians and observe simplicity with the dawn of the new year,\u201d Kakar said, noting that the situation war was catastrophic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Israel, determined to destroy Hamas, has launched a relentless air and ground offensive that has left vast areas of Gaza in ruins and killed at least 21,320 people, mostly women and children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The situation in Gaza is terrible as the war has dragged on for more than 12 weeks, with Israeli officials vowing to continue pummeling the Hamas-run territory for several more months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The head of the World Health Organisation, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said the population of Gaza is in “grave peril”, citing “terrible injuries, acute hunger and […] severe risk of disease”.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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