Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif is going to Middle East country Cairo, Egypt from December 18-20 to participate in the Developing Eight (D8) Summit.
According to a press release, the PM “will undertake an official visit to Egypt” for the summit, while Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar “will attend the 21st Session of the D-8 Council of Ministers on 18 December 2024”.
The theme of the 11th D-8 Summit is investing in Youth and Supporting SMEs (Small and Medium Enterprises): Shaping Tomorrow’s Economy.
PM Shehbaz is also expected to attend the Special Session of D-8 on the Humanitarian Crisis and Reconstruction Challenges in Gaza and Lebanon, to “deliberate on the situation resulting from Israeli aggression in the Middle East”.
He would underline Pakistan’s position on the situation in the region and call for peace.
The visit has come at a time when the situation is quite tense in Middle East because of war on Gaza and recent happenings in Syria.
Current situation in Palestine
The announcement came as the death toll of Palestinians in Gaza approached 45,000.
Israeli forces continued Sunday to pound largely isolated northern Gaza.
One airstrike hit the Khalil Aweida School in the town of Beit Hanoun and killed at least 15 people, according to nearby Kamal Adwan Hospital, where casualties were taken.
The dead included two parents and their daughter, as well as a father and his son, the hospital said.
