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- Pakistani PM鈥檚 aide Mushaal Hussein Mullick attends OIC鈥檚 International Conference on Women in Islam in Jeddah
- Mullick says world order headed toward 鈥榗ollapse鈥� as global peace is directly linked to settlement of Kashmir, Palestine issues
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani prime minister鈥檚 special assistant Mushaal Hussein Mullick on Tuesday condemned the world for its 鈥渃riminal silence鈥� as Israel continues to wage its war against Palestinians in Gaza, killing over 10,000 people in aerial and ground offensives since Oct. 7.
Mullick, who was appointed as special assistant to the prime minister on human rights and women empowerment in August, spoke during a session of the OIC鈥檚 International Conference on Women in Islam in Jeddah.
During her speech, Mullick drew parallels between the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir administered by India and war-torn Palestine, saying that the people of the two territories are being oppressed and denied their basic human rights.
Speaking about Gaza, Mullick said when the 鈥渄emocratic voices of peace and non-violence鈥� are killed, hanged, jailed, banned, or silenced, then the oppressed have no choice but to choose the path of violence.
鈥淚 repeat these horrors are the seeds that are sown with our own hands and this criminal silence of the world against the stopping of these war crimes,鈥� she said.
She warned that by not giving peace a chance, the world order was headed toward a collapse as global peace and economies are linked to the peaceful settlement of the Kashmir and Palestine disputes.
Mullick said Muslim women and children in Indian-administered Kashmir and Palestine are suffering gender-based violence.
鈥淪o, I request the honorable leadership of the OIC to respond to my plea to save my husband鈥檚 [Yasin Malik, a separatist Kashmiri leader] life and of all the oppressed Kashmiris and Palestinians as they are the most marginalized, vulnerable communities in the world right now,鈥� Mullick said.
Mullick鈥檚 appeal for cease-fire comes as Israel intensifies its war in Gaza. Of the 10,000 killed since Oct. 7 in the densely populated Palestinian territory, over 4,000 dead are children, according to Palestinian officials.
Israel has defied growing international demands for a cease-fire and says hostages taken by Hamas鈥� military wing during their attack on southern Israel on Oct. 7 should be released first.
UN Secretary-General Ant贸nio Guterres said on Tuesday that Gaza is turning into a 鈥済raveyard for children.鈥�
The UN chief said the war must stop now as an entire population in Gaza is besieged and being denied access to essentials for survival. He said Palestinians are being bombed in their homes, shelters, hospitals, and places of worship in Gaza.
鈥淭his is unacceptable. We need an immediate humanitarian cease-fire. It鈥檚 been 30 days. Enough is enough. This must stop now.鈥�