No need for foreign advice on elections in Pakistan: FO spokesperson

ISLAMABAD (92 News) - Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zehra Baloch has said that there is no need for foreign advice on the elections in Pakistan.

Addressing a press briefing on Thursday, she said that the election process was the internal matter of Pakistan as well as issue of sovereignty.

She clarified that the people have the freedom of expression in the country. "The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is monitoring the election process. The Commonwealth delegation also termed the election process transparent," she added.

APP adds: Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zehra Baloch called upon the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to fulfill its responsibility mandated under the UN Charter and to urgently intervene to impose a ceasefire and bring an end to the massacre of the Palestinian people.

“The siege of Gaza must be lifted to prevent further deaths and suffering from famine and non-availability of decent medical care. Pakistan stands resolute in its unwavering diplomatic, moral, political, and humanitarian support to the besieged people of Gaza,” she added.

Mumtaz Zehra Baloch said that the OIC had raised alarm on expansion and escalation of the pace of the Israeli aggression and warned against an unacceptable attempt to forcibly displace the Palestinian people from their own land.