Pakistan's caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar declared a ban on New Year celebrations throughout the country in solidarity with Palestinians affected by Israeli operations in Gaza. The ban aims to exhibit support for Palestinians amidst the ongoing conflict. Additionally, the UAE's Sharjah also prohibited New Year's Eve fireworks as a sign of solidarity with Gaza.
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00:00 I request all Pakistanis to show their solidarity with the oppressed people of Gaza and keep
00:07 simplicity in mind at the beginning of the new year.
00:12 In a big step to express its discord against Israel's aggression against Hamas, Anwar
00:17 ul Haqqaqar, who is the acting Prime Minister of Pakistan, has declared that all New Year
00:22 festivities will be outlawed.
00:25 Now this nationwide ban has been taken in observance of the Palestinians who have been
00:30 the target of Israeli military actions in the Gaza Strip during the 11-week conflict
00:34 that began on October 7.
00:37 Pakistan has already denounced the Israeli aggression in Gaza which has resulted in displacement
00:41 of the majority of the 2.3 million Palestinians and approximately death of 21,000 people,
00:47 although the numbers are yet to be verified.
00:50 In a televised speech, the caretaker Prime Minister Qaqqar stated, "The Pakistani nation
00:55 is in a sad state.
00:57 So keeping in mind the situation, the government of Pakistan has decided to ban all celebrations
01:02 related to New Year."
01:04 Noting that the state of the war is dire, Qaqqar also stated that "I appeal to all Pakistanis
01:09 to show solidarity with the oppressed Palestinians and observe simplicity with the dawn of the
01:15 New Year."
01:16 Additionally, he stated that Pakistan has already sent two consignments of humanitarian
01:20 aid to Gaza and plans to send a third while conferring with its counterparts in Jordan
01:25 and Egypt.
01:26 Now, with this move, Pakistan has also joined the ranks of those Arab nations who have banned
01:31 fireworks for this New Year.
01:34 For the unaware, the United Arab Emirates, which is one of the few Arab nations with
01:38 formal diplomatic ties to Israel, has also prohibited fireworks on New Year's Eve this
01:42 year in a show to support for the Gaza Strip citizens.
01:46 A sincere expression of solidarity and humanitarian cooperation with our siblings in the Gaza
01:50 Strip, according to the Sharjah police, is what this ban represents.
01:55 Now while all this is going on, the war in Gaza continues.
01:58 Even though United States, Israel's strongest ally, has publicly urged to reduce the campaign
02:02 in the final weeks of the year, Israel has sharply increased the intensity of its ground
02:07 war in Gaza since shortly before Christmas.
02:10 On last Thursday, tens of thousands of people were reportedly leaving the vast Nusayrat,
02:14 Burj and Maghazi districts and moving southwest into the already congested city of Deir el
02:20 Bala, cramming into hurriedly constructed camps made of improvised tents.
02:25 The Gaza Strip is a part of the Gaza Strip.