{"id":7124,"date":"2025-08-25T19:43:23","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T19:43:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wnp.com.pk\/?p=7124"},"modified":"2025-08-25T19:43:23","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T19:43:23","slug":"pakistan-saudi-arabia-call-for-urgent-ceasefire-humanitarian-access-in-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/2025\/08\/25\/pakistan-saudi-arabia-call-for-urgent-ceasefire-humanitarian-access-in-gaza\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan, Saudi Arabia call for urgent ceasefire, humanitarian access in Gaza"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>JEDDAH, Monday, August 25, 2025 : Pakistan\u2019s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Monday discussed the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan, underscoring the urgent need for a permanent ceasefire, unhindered humanitarian aid, and long-term peace.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting took place on the sidelines of the emergency session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers in Jeddah, convened to address the escalating situation in Palestine.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Dar said the talks focused on the \u201cgrave humanitarian catastrophe\u201d unfolding in Gaza, where civilians continue to face mass displacement, famine, and what he termed as \u201cgenocide.\u201d He emphasized that immediate humanitarian access and reconstruction efforts were vital to alleviate the suffering of Palestinians.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe also reviewed our brotherly bilateral ties in diverse areas and exchanged views on key regional and international developments of mutual interest,\u201d Dar noted following the meeting.<\/p>\n<p>Both ministers reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening Pakistan-Saudi relations and maintaining close coordination on regional and global issues, particularly within the framework of the OIC and the United Nations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JEDDAH, Monday, August 25, 2025 : Pakistan\u2019s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Monday discussed the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan, underscoring the urgent need for a permanent ceasefire, unhindered humanitarian aid, and long-term peace. The meeting took place on the sidelines [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7125,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67,54],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7124","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-diplomacy","category-middle-east"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7124","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7124"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7124\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7124"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7124"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7124"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}