President calls for resolution of Palestine issue

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ISLAMABAD: President Mam­noon Hussain has linked permanent restoration of peace in the Middle East with the resolution of the long-standing Palestine issue.

The government and people of Pakistan considered the issue as their own and promised continued and unequivocal support to their Palestinian brethren, he said on Monday at the 5th extraordinary session of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Palestine and Al Quds, being held in Jakarta.