Following are reactions to the Gaza flotilla events from the Pakistani press. Visit the MEMRI Urdu-Pashtu Media Project webpage (http://www.memri.org/subject/en/816.htm) and the MEMRI Urdu-Pashtu Media Blog for up-to-date opinion and news from Pakistan and Afghanistan (http://www.thememriblog.org/urdupashtu).
Editorial In Liberal Pakistani Daily: "The Flotilla Attack Must Be Recognized As A War Crime And Stringent Measures Must Be Taken To Punish The Perpetrator..."
In an editorial, a leading Pakistani newspaper has described the Israeli commando attack on the Gaza flotilla as a "massacre" and a "war crime."
http://www.thememriblog.org/urdupashtu/blog_personal/en/27625.htm
Pakistani Parliament Adopts Resolution Condemning Israel Over Attack On Gaza Flotilla
Both houses of the Pakistani parliament have passed unanimous resolutions strongly condemning Israel’s "state brutalities" against the Gaza flotilla and called upon the international Muslim community to approach the International Criminal Court against Tel Aviv over its inhumane act, according to a Pakistani daily.
http://www.thememriblog.org/urdupashtu/blog_personal/en/27545.htm
Jamaat-e-Islami Emir Urges Muslim Nations To Boycott Israel
Syed Munawar Hasan, the Emir of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan, on Thursday urged Muslim states to boycott Israel in all fields and start an immediate relief move for Gaza, according to a Pakistani daily.
http://www.thememriblog.org/urdupashtu/blog_personal/en/27538.htm
Jamaat-e-Islami Leader Addresses Protesters In Turkey, Says: "Israel Is An Illegitimate State"
Qazi Hussain Ahmed, the former Emir of Pakistan’s major religious-political party Jamaat-e-Islami, has said that Israel is an illegitimate state and that there is no room for such an occupier of the Palestinian lands in the civilized world, according to an Urdu-language daily. Addressing a protest rally in Turkey, he said, "Israel is an illegitimate state. It has been created by occupying the land of Palestine. Muslims neither have accepted Israel nor will they ever do so."
http://www.thememriblog.org/urdupashtu/blog_personal/en/27507.htm
Editorial In Pakistani Daily On Gaza Flotilla Incident: "Israeli Attack... Is The Continuation Of The Denial Of The Palestinian People’s Right To Live In Peace"
In an editorial, the liberal Pakistani daily Dawn has criticized the Israeli commando action on the Gaza flotilla, accusing Israel of defying the international community’s attempt to establish a Palestinian state.
http://www.thememriblog.org/urdupashtu/blog_personal/en/27624.htm
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Former Pakistan Chief Justice Condemns Gaza Flotilla Clash Says, "UN Is An Extension Of Power of Jews And Nothing Else"; Senior Pakistani Editor Says: "We Cannot Teach A Lesson To Israel Or To India Without Jihad"
Speaking at a conference organized by the Urdu-language newspaper Nawa-i-Waqt, several right-wing Pakistani thinkers have condemned Israel for the recent Gaza flotilla clash and have urged Muslim countries to quit the UN, according to an Urdu-language daily. Mian Mehboob Ahmed, retired Chief Justice of Pakistan’s Shari’a Court, said: "Muslim countries should quit the United Nations Organization (UNO) and strengthen the Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC) to contest the conspiracies by the Jews and the Christians."
http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/27506.htm
Cartoon In Pakistani Daily On Israel
http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/27504.htm
Sindh Legislative Assembly Adopts Resolution Condemning Israeli Commando Action On Gaza Flotilla
In Pakistan, the Sindh legislative assembly on Tuesday condemned the Israeli Navy’s commando action on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, according to a Pakistani daily.
http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/27502.htm
Editorial In Pakistani Daily Condemns Israel For The Gaza Flotilla Attack
In an editorial, Pakistani newspaper The Frontier Post has described the recent Israeli commando action on the Gaza-bound flotilla as an example of "naked state barbarity" and accused the international community of ignoring Israeli actions against people of Gaza. The editorial, titled "Israeli Naked Barbarity," noted that like the previous Israeli actions, the flotilla clash too will be soon "forgotten."
http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/27500.htm
Editorial In Pakistani Daily On Gaza Flotilla Clash: "Tel Aviv... Has Long Used Terror, Aggression And Violence As Instruments Of State Policy"
In an editorial, a leading Pakistani daily has called for international boycott and sanctions against Israel following the recent commando action on the Gaza-bound flotilla.
http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/27496.htm
Protests Across Pakistan Against Israel’s Commando Action On Gaza Flotilla
According to a report in The News daily, protests were held in various Pakistani towns on Tuesday against Israel over the Gaza flotilla clash. A large number of civil society activists gathered in Islamabad to register their protest against Israel. Prominent human rights activists and civil society members who joined the protest included Tahira Abdullah, Ghazala Minallah, Farzana Bari, Anis Haroon, Nasreen Azhar and Humaira Sharif.
http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/27487.htm
Pakistani Daily Accuses Israel Of Terrorism In Gaza Flotilla Clash, Describes Israel As 'An Illegal State'
In an editorial, a leading liberal Pakistani newspaper has accused Israel of terrorism during the recent Gaza flotilla clash.
In the editorial, titled "Israeli terrorism on the flotilla," the Daily Times newspaper said: "There is no justification for this massacre of non-violent activists, but little else can be expected from an illegal state that has, time and again, flouted all values established by the UN and international law."
http://www.thememriblog.org/urdupashtu/blog_personal/en/27473.htm
Pakistani Leaders Condemn Israel For Gaza Flotilla Clash, Seek U.S. Help To Recover Pakistani Nationals
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Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani have condemned Israel for the Gaza flotilla clash and have sought U.S. help to recover Pakistani nationals, according to a Pakistani daily.
http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/27432.htm
Israel Hands Over Pakistani Nationals To Jordan
Pakistani television anchor Talat Hussain and two other Pakistani nationals seized by Israeli commandos during the Gaza flotilla clash have been handed over to Jordan, according to a Pakistani daily. Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik said late Tuesday night that Pakistan is making special arrangements to bring the three back home on Wednesday, according to a report in The News daily.
http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/27471.htm
