The general election to be held in the United Kingdom on July 4 In the lower house i.e. elected by the House of Commons The Labor Party Afzal Khan, a member of Pakistani origin, has said that the 1.5 million British Pakistanis in Britain can play the role of a bridge in the relationship between London and Islamabad.
Afzal Khan, who won from Manchester in the recent elections, joined the Labor Party while talking to Independent Urdu Pakistan Answering the question regarding the policy, he said that the Labor Party is coming to the government following 14 years in the opposition and this has been my argument that our voice should be strong within the party. There are 1.5 million people of Pakistani origin living here, 80 percent of whom have political affiliation with the Labor Party, so if our voice is strong from within, we will have more opportunities for good relations with Pakistan.
Afzal Khan further said that ‘United Kingdom I have 1.5 million Pakistanis, most of whom have dual citizenship, so they can play the role of a bridge (in the relationship between the two countries), so the more we strengthen this (relationship), the stronger it will be.
He said that among the newly elected members of the Labor Party, leaders of Pakistani origin are probably the largest minority group in the party with 15 to 16 seats and they also have a job to play their role in the government of Pakistan and the new British government. Also, if our voice is strong, relations will naturally improve.’
Afzal Khan said that instead of protesting, the Pakistani community should increase its influence by strengthening its voice through lobbying and other means. Our interest is for the Pakistani community to increase its influence in both the Labor and Tory parties.’
The Labor Party’s pro-Israel policy?
On the question of the ongoing aggression and pro-Israeli policy of the Labor Party in Gaza, Afzal Khan said that the Muslim and Pakistani community in Britain as well as other British citizens do not like the humanitarian situation in Gaza and they are also suffering from it. is also. The position of the Labor Party in this regard has been misrepresented and distorted the truth.
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“The position of the Labor Party following the 7th of October was not acceptable, so in November eight Labor shadow ministers, including myself, resigned in opposition to the Labor Party and 56 people voted once morest the position. Later the party was also forced to think and following this change in February this year we passed the motion for ceasefire for the first time in history.
The newly elected member of the British Parliament said that “it has been propagated in the community that there is no difference between the Tories and Labor on Israel, but this has nothing to do with the fact that since February, Labor’s policy had changed and they want They said that there should be an immediate fine, Rafah should not be attacked and the Palestinians should be helped, international laws should be obeyed and Israel should also follow.
Afzal Khan added in this regard that ‘a few days before the elections, our shadow foreign minister also said that if the International Court of Justice issues an arrest warrant once morest the Israeli Prime Minister, he will be arrested on British soil.’
He said that he hoped that the Labor Party would throw its weight behind immediate ceasefire following coming into government and this would be its test in this regard.
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2024-07-08 16:15:16