LAHORE: Al-Quds Day was observed throughout Punjab as in other provinces of the country on Friday.
Rallies, seminars, protest demonstrations and various other activities were arranged to condemn Israeli state terrorism against the people of Palestine.
The workers of political parties, religious groups and human rights organisations participated in the demonstrations. They pledged to continue raising voice for rights of oppressed Palestinians and rejecting nefarious designs of Israel and the US against peace-loving people in various parts of the world including Palestine.
Jamaat-e-Islami, Milli Yakjehti Council, Milli Wahdat-e-Muslimeen, Shia Ulema Council, Fiqa Jafaria Pakistan were among the organisers of the events.
Prominent among those participating in the activities were include Farid Paracha, Allama Sajid Ali Naqvi, Ameer-ul-Azeem, Hafiz Kazim Raza Naqvi, Malik Shaukat Awan, Shahbaz Naqvi and Jafar Ali.
Speakers on the occasion highlighted Palestine issue in detail and demanded the world especially Western nations to take a bold stand against cruelties of Israelis.
Carrying banners and placards, the participants demanded strong action to save Palestinian children, women and men.
Imams and Khateeb, in their sermons, called upon the Muslim Ummah to seek the help of Allah Almighty against Israelis. They urged Muslim unity and called for making a joint struggle for the emancipation of the world from the subjugation of colonial powers and Baitul Muqaddas from the clutches of Israel.
They stressed maintaining harmony and asked people to beware of miscreants and anti-state elements who wanted to create hatred among the followers of various schools of thought. They called for greater unity among Muslims to tackle the present-day challenges. They made special prayers for progress and prosperity of Pakistan, and unity of the Muslims world.
