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Pakistan Calls for Arab Task Force to Ward Off Israeli Expansionist Designs
The summit gathered leaders from over 50 Arab and Islamic nations to coordinate measures against Israel's airstrikes and call for international accountability amid escalating regional tensions.
- On September 15, 2025, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif departed to Doha, Qatar, to participate in an Emergency Arab-Islamic summit co-sponsored by Pakistan addressing Israel's recent airstrikes on Qatar and escalating conflict in Palestine.
- The summit followed Israel's airstrikes on Hamas leaders in Doha and ongoing developments after the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel, which triggered a prolonged Gaza war with high casualties.
- Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, while in Qatar, strongly criticized Israel's actions as blatant breaches of Qatar's sovereignty and international law, urging that Israel be responsible for violations amounting to war crimes and offenses against humanity.
- Shehbaz Sharif characterized Israel's actions as part of a broader hegemonic strategy, called on the UN Security Council to apply Chapter VII of the UN Charter to enforce an immediate ceasefire, secure the release of hostages and Palestinian prisoners, and advocated for establishing an Arab-Islamic coalition to counter Israeli expansionist policies.
- The summit’s outcomes call for Israel’s suspension from the UN, the implementation of coordinated sanctions, and the reinstatement of a concrete, deadline-driven diplomatic effort aimed at establishing an independent Palestinian state alongside Israel.
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With a restrained demand, the summit of Arab and Muslim heads of state and government in Doha ended, where they had discussed Israel's air strike against Hamas on Qatari territory.
DECRYPTAGE - Arab-Muslim states met at an extraordinary summit, less than a week after the unprecedented Israeli attack in the emirate.
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