Pakistan a Source of Strength for Palestine, Says Prof. Sami Al-Arian in Islamabad Lecture
Palestine and Kashmir Issues Linked by Shared Struggle, Says Mushahid Hussain
Zionist-Hindutva Nexus Threatening Regional Peace, Speakers Warn in Islamabad
Islamabad – 20 May 2026 (Adnan Hameed) : Professor Sami Al-Arian, eminent Palestinian scholar and Director of the Centre for Islamic & Global Affairs (CIGA) at Istanbul has said that Pakistan is the source of strength for the Palestinian people as a nuclear Muslim state that does not recognize Israel and whom Israel considers a threat for her. Palestinians are thankful to Pakistan for raising their voice at all forums of the world including the UN.
He said this in his special lecture on ” Emerging Middle East & Zionist -Hindutva Nexus” hosted by International Parliamentarians Congress (IPC) collaboration with Pakistan Africa Institute for Development and Research (PAIDAR) in Islamabad.
Senator Sitara Ayaz, Secretary General, IPU, Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed, President PAIDAR, jointly hosted the lecture and also expressed their valuable views on the topic. Renowned journalist Hamid Mir also shared his views about the Palestine issue and Pakistan’s role in support of their cause, especially the close relationship between Quaid e Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah & Mufti Amin Al Husseini, the Grand Mufti of Palestine.
Senator Mushahid Hussain, conducting the lecture, shed light on the historic ground realities of the Palestine issue and Pakistan’s national policy on “Kashmir is our Jugular Vein” and ” Israel not acceptable as it is an illegitimate state” . He said, the national policy of Pakistan regarding Israel was formed by the founder of Pakistan Qauid e Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah even before the independence.
Mushahid shared, the first letter to any world leader written by the Governor General of Pakistan , Qauid e Azam which was addressed to the then US President Harry Truman on 13 December 1947 about the illegal status of the Israeli state.
President PAIDAR enlightened the participants on Pakistan’s unique and exclusive role in the Palestine -Israel conflict which is based on Pan-Islamic Solidarity. He shared that Pakistan is the only non-Arab country that fought two wars against Israel and downed several Israeli fighter jets. He detailed that, In June 1967, PAF pilots flew planes of Jordan and Iraq and In October 1973, Pakistani pilots took part in the Arab Israel war from the Syrian and Egyptian side.
He presented a comparison of Palestine and Kashmir issues and welcomed the attendance of Hurriyat leaders from Occupied Kashmir, Ghulam Mohammad Safi and Hameed Lone in the lecture.
He urged upon the Muslim regimes to quit hypocrisy as they were trying to hunt with the hound and run with the hare and join hands together against the Hindutva-Zionist Nexus. He lauded Iran’s heroic resistance to aggression, adding Iran was targeted because of its support to Palestine.
Professor Sami delivered his lecture and shared his valuable perspectives on evolving geopolitical realities and global challenges with special focus on recent developments in the Middle East, US Israel War on Iran and Pakistan’s mediation to save the region from any major catastrophe.
Palestinian-American professor and political analyst expressed his vision to break down the war of aggression against Iran, its causes, and what could come next. Dr Al-Arian, a longtime scholar and activist on Middle East politics, discussed the regional stakes and the wider implications of the conflict.
He said, governments have their own limitations but civil society is free to raise its voice against the global threat of Zionism. If we want peace and stability in the Middle East and beyond in Muslim world , we have to dismantle the ideology of Zionism.
The speakers pointed out that two strong moves have been seen in the last two decades to recognize Israel by Pakistan but the firm, popular stand of Pakistanis against Israel as an illegal illegitimate state thwarted the attempts supported by certain quarters. The speakers said that the reaction from Pakistani society, organizations and opinion makers left Israel and her sympathizers in Pakistan disappointed.
Professor Sami shared what happened to the nuclear programs of Iraq and Iran ? He said Iraqi nuclear weapons were destroyed by Israel. Now the Iranian program is under attack. This is why they want no Muslim state to be powerful for defense. He mentioned Pakistani nuclear only as the survivor of the Zionist conspiracies and it is a source of courage for the whole Muslim world.
Hamid Mir said, Netanyahu and Narendra Modi are partners in crime with their respective agendas of Zionism and Hindutva. He said a large number of the citizens in their own countries are criticizing their policies of jingoism.
The participants of the lecture were prominent persons from their respective fields including diplomacy, bureaucracy, parliament, retired generals, civil society and media. They included Additional Foreign Secretary Pakistan Ambassador Hamid Asghar Khan, Chairman Islamabad Strategic Studies Institute Ambassador Khalid Mahmood, Amb Sarwar Naqvi, Major General (r) Dr Raza & Major General (r) Ehsan Mahmood among many others.
