By Afshain Afzal

The visit of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to Saudi Arabia immediately before the Group of Seven (G7) summit was not without substance. The top Muslim leader, Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman took a wise step to decline attendance of G7 Summit due to due to Hajj responsibilities as well as foresight about out come of the summit. The bold stance by Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Egypt and many other nations are eye opener for the rest of world. Ever since the declaration of 26 July 2024 as day of Independence of Palestine, the Afro-Asian countries including many other countries of other regions have joined hands for the first time to act as solid rock for right of self-determination of the people of Palestine to attain independence. Under the leadership of Saudi Arabia and other leaders, countries have started announcing recognition of Palestine with its capital as Jerusalem as independent and sovereign state with full membership of United Nations Organization. Multilateral and bilateral agreements are likely to be inked very soon followed by a “Grand Joint Declaration” to support and implement United Nations Security Council Resolutions and measures announced by International Criminal Court (ICC) and International Court of Justice (ICJ) to safeguard Palestinian’s future. The constitutional framework and other modalities will also be worked out side by side.

In another development, member countries of G7, gathered in Italy from 13 to 15 June 2024, to reaffirm unity and determination to meet global challenges from multiple interconnected crises. Interestingly, the members spoke supporting universal human rights, social progress, and respect for multilateralism and the rule of law but their open support to the genocide of orthodox Palestinians and war crimes in Gaza was nothing but a mockery to show the cosmetic face through beautifully crafted words. Funding, arming and supporting individuals, entities and illegitimate government labeled by the International justice system as involved in the genocide of Palestinians and war crimes and defying arrest warrant accounts to equally party to genocide and war crime. No doubt, criticism and flat refusal to honour the orders and measures of ICC and ICJ speaks of criminal mindset has send negative message to other nations to follow the same path of state sponsored terrorism. One wonders that US-Ukraine Bilateral Security Agreement has been signed during G7 Summit, whereas Article 5 of NATO treaty provides that an armed attack against one or more of them in Europe or North America shall be considered an attack against them all. Is it not hypocrisy that US instead of sending her combats to Ukraine to fight the Russian is arming and funding Ukrainian to fight and dies while other NATO member silently watch Ukrainians get killed. How long we allow this to happen?

The final G7 Leaders’ Communique was noting more than a planned plot to target Muslims of Middle East and Eastern Europe through genocide and war crimes. It includes some factions of Jews too. Since the Western and Israeli plot has been exposed to deprive Muslims of Palestine state, which has announced its independence as sovereign state with effect from 26 July 2024, and Muslims of Eastern Europe to deprive them from Crimea, Sea of Avoz and Black Sea. It also aimed at to bring negative demographic change through genocide and mass migration thus reducing majority of all the border areas of Ukraine to minority plus to allow new settlements to fill the gaps. It is high time to empower UNO and its bodies to save the world from further disaster and chaos. Everyone is hopeful that on the “D” Day the independence of Palestine State will be secured which will be followed by the resolutions of other pending issues to bring peace around the world and save our future generations.

By Afshain Afzal

The Muslims along with a majority of nations have strongly condemned the genocide of the orthodox Palestinian Muslims by the Israelis and an all out support by the US and allies in war crimes. The disregard to international law and more recently imposition of sanctions of UNO judges by Washington has invited an unannounced boycott by a majority of nations of the world. To isolate Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt and others Muslim nations, an impression is being given if these countries are indirectly and morally supporting the Israeli genocide of Palestinian Muslims of Gaza and they have no concern with the US sanctions on the judges of ICC. The attendance of Group of Seven (G7) summit by these countries from 13 to 15 June 2024, where Pope Francis would deliver a virtual holy sermon will be propagated as a divide between the Muslim world. At G7 Summit there will proposal to send missionaries, relief workers and forces to Gaza to carry out reconstruction, developmental, educational and health sector initiatives as well as to de-radicalizing Muslims of Gaza and others in support of Israel. Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman might face issues due to his father, King Salman bin Abdul Aziz’s health and his support the Palestinian cause… same fits for the others.

Post 8^th October 2023 senseless spree of genocidal attacks on orthodox Palestinians and other Muslims has for the first time united marginalized people including the Muslim world along with the nations of Africa and Latin America as well as others. These nations have given up their differences and united for the cause of peace. The event also saw major events including Iranian leadership visiting Saudi Arabia after discarding all previous grievances, consolidation of Saudi government’s 2022- cease-fire with Houthis in Yemen and the world assembly under the banner of Saudi Arabia and Turkey to find a permanent solution for the Palestinians including peace in the Middle East and Asia. A successful sabotage attempt to destroy the world’s peace was achieved by a cold-blooded murder of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian in a Western operation “Regime Change in Iran”. Tehran has not yet reacted but a strong reaction is awaited. It is a blessing in disguise that Iran did not react but now all depends on the events, how these would be unfolded in the coming months.

Due to events in Gaza and the Middle East the world has witnessed division within the Western allies, where the European Union has come out of spell of hardliner American and Israeli leaderships and joined hands with peaceloving people previously as Western allies. After the exposure of Israel's and Western-Intelligence self-engineered drama of 7 October 2023 attack on Israel and last month’s judgments of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that criminalized Israel and her allies in war crimes and genocide, an era of peace is likely to prevail. However, to blackmail ICC and ICJ in their future judgments, US House of Representatives imposed economic sanctions and visa restrictions to individuals and judges associated with the ICC, including their family members over the issuance of arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. The latest events led to total isolation of the US and Israel as they have not only refused to obey the International justice system but have also crossed all limits by criminalizing the honourable judges of ICC by imposing punishments on them and their families.

In the latest attempt, aiming at destroying international peace and widen the gulf between Muslim world by isolating Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Egypt from rest of the Muslim world, media campaign through Artificial Intelligence has started. Rumours are spread that Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman through US-Saudi Arabia-Zionist security pact is about to acquire US and Israeli weapons including F-35 fighter jets and a green light for its civilian nuclear program for Saudis is about to be announced. Ironically, on the other hand where state-funded media campaigns are run to project that there is new evidence that shows that some Saudi government officials were involved in preparations for the 9/11 attacks. If we recall, President Joseph Biden last march said, “I won't go into detail, I've been working with the Saudis and they are prepared to fully recognize Israel.” Same propaganda has taken up much of social media space for other countries. It is high time to comprehend dirty international politic and allow peace to win so that our future generations are secure and we can concentrate on more important issues like poverty, unemployment and climate change.

By Afshain Afzal

The Western strategic policies to impose the world order experienced a major dent due failure of Israel's self-engineered drama of 7 October 2023 attack on Israel as well as later the judgments of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the International Court of Justice (ICJ) last month, criminalizing Israel and her allies. To counter the ICC;s and ICJ’s verdicts in favour of Hamas and against Israel, the US House of Representatives, on 4 June 2024, voted to impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to condemn the issuance of arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. The Republican – Democrats alliance in backing the war criminals in their so-called noble cause of genocide is unprecedented. The official statement issued from Washington said, “the charges against the Israeli leaders as baseless, reflecting “the ICC’s well-documented historical bias against Israel.” The on-ground situation is that the new legislation has imposed sanctions on ICC, especially officials associated with issuing arrest warrants for Israelis by blocking financial transfers and preventing the officials from entering the United States. The legislation would impose economic sanctions and visa restrictions to individuals and judges associated with the ICC, including their family members.

In the past too, Washington imposed sanctions on ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda under former President Donald Trump over the court's investigations into alleged war crimes by the Americans in Afghanistan, and Israel in the Palestinian territories as well as Phakiso Mochochoko, head of the ICC's Jurisdiction, Complementarity and Cooperation Division. Interestingly, revoking the sanctions under Executive Order 13928 in April 2021, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the sanctions "were inappropriate and ineffective… We believe, however, that our concerns about these cases would be better addressed through engagement with all stakeholders in the ICC process rather than through the imposition of sanctions." One wonders you never know if tomorrow the US, Russia, China, India or any other countries impose ban on UNO after declaring it as a terrorist organization or organization supporting and funding terrorism. Should we wait for that time?

Under Article 25 of the UN Charter, mandatory UNSC resolutions only create binding obligations for states, and not for international organizations constituted by these states. Therefore, while resolutions passed by the UNSC may be binding upon Member States of the UN regardless of whether they have an impact on another organization, this cannot extend to binding the organization itself. Hence, regardless of the validity of UNSC Resolutions, they would not have any binding effect on the ICC. If we recall, at the meeting of UNSC on 12 June 2003, Resolution 1487 (2003) was adopted by 12 votes in favour with 3 abstentions (France, Germany and Syria). The UN Secretary-General requested immunity from prosecution by the ICC for United Nations peacekeepers from countries not party to the Court’s Statute for 12-month period. No doubt, there cannot be three separate laws for peacekeepers, party states of ICC and nonparty states regarding their involvement in war crimes and genocide. This clash between the UNSC, ICC, party states, non-party states and organizations must be addressed to end the Jungle Law and bring international justice under a single umbrella.

By Afshain Afzal

Israel's Ministry of Defence sources quoting Defence Minister Yoav Gallant’s statement of 2 June 2024 said, it suggested deployment of joint forces, “Israel would not accept Hamas continuing to rule Gaza during the complete withdrawal and peace process and an alternative government under Israel-American arrangement will be formed.”

Earlier, a notice has been served to United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) by the Israel Land Authority to vacate its building and compound at East Jerusalem in Ma'alot Dafna within 30 days. The notice read as, “The UNRWA owed NIS 27.1 million ($7.3 million) for maintaining offices on Israeli state land without permission over the last seven years. UNRWA to immediately stop any illegal use, destroy everything they have built in violation of the law, vacate the land or items thereon and return it to within 30 days from the date of this letter.” The Isreali Housing Minister Yitzhak Goldknopf confirmed the serving of notice saying that the latter was served to UNWRA in 14 January 2024 to vacate built on a 21-acre plot of land near the Qalandiya checkpoint located at northern Jerusalem neighborhood of Kfar Aqab.

UNRWA authorities have rejected the allegations saying they the land is on lease and they have not breached of the lease till now. UNWRA clarified that the Israeli bank has frozen UNRWA’s account in February 2024, preventing them to carryout any financial transfer including Israel Land Authority. Israeli attempts to brand UNRWA as terrorist organization in the past failed due to strong support of the agency for it innocence. Now Israeli is bringing a legislation designating UNRWA as terror organization.

Meanwhile, despite Israeli Supreme Court decision in the past to freeze evictions of Palestinian families in Sheikh Jarrah, Jerusalem Magistrate court is issuing orders for the forced removal of three Palestinian families from their homes in Sheikh Jarrah, the Palestinian neighbourhood of occupied East Jerusalem. In addition, Tel Aviv has started mass scale illegal settlements in East Jerusalem. Various combinations of laws are sandwiched to deprive Palestinian from their properties but same rules are not applicable on Israelis. The Absentee Property Law, passed in 1950 and amended in 1973, prevents Palestinians from reclaiming lost properties. One wonder it is illegal that the pre 1947 personal properties of the civilian orthodox Palestinian Muslims have been forcibly occupied by the Israelis which are protected under the international law.

In another development, in the second week of March US Marine ship. General Frank S Besson, ex US Central Command sailed sail from a military base in the state of Virginia to shores of Palestine to build the floating harbor at Gaza. The official statement from Washington said, talked for “the establishment of a temporary pier to deliver vital humanitarian supplies to Gaza” but Pentagon shared a plan of deployment of 1,000 US Marines for 2 months. The European Union has also approved a new sea route to Palestine from Spanish shores. A report says these American troops and equipment will be to materialized in coming weeks for the formation of pro-Israel new government in Gaza through the barrel of the gun.

Aftermath the verdicts of International Criminal Court (ICC) and International Court off Justice (ICJ) both Israel, USA, Britain and other nations are bound to obey the orders of ICC and ICJ, failing which they are party to the genocide of Palestinians and war crimes. Public announcements of defiance of international law warrants expulsion of these war criminals from the member of United Nations Organization (UNO) and punishment prescribed in UNO Charter. Many new countries joined a group of nations supporting a genocide case against Israel filed in ICJ and many have started recognizing Palestine and Hamas as legitimate government. Hamas has categorically announced that it will not use coercive tactics inside Palestine or outside in any other foreign, strongly following international law and obligation. We hopeful of total isolation of Israel and its alliance in their attempts of genocide and war crimes against not only orthodox Palestinian Muslims but other nations where similar tactics are in full swing. An independent Palestine is visible on 26 July 2024.

By Afshain Afzal

At New York, the former American President Donald Trump was declared guilty on all counts by Justice Juan Merchan, Judge Supreme Court in the “hush money trial”. He was imposed a $10,000 fine. He was convicted on 34 criminal counts related to falsifying documents to conceal a hush money payment to film actress Stormy Daniels, allegedly aimed at swaying the 2016 election. However, Mr Trump has denied all charges including the allegations of any sexual involvement with Daniels. If we recall, Michael Cohen, a lawyer who served as an attorney for Mr Trump from 2006 to 2018, testified that Mr Trump authorized a $130,000 hush money payment to Daniels and facilitated the reimbursement plan through monthly payments as legal fees.

There is no doubt that 35 years old Justice Juan Merchan’s daughter, Ms Loren Merchan is a Democrat operative and president of Chicago-based Authentic Campaigns, a major Democratic campaign group. She worked in other marketing firms too. The role of Ms Loren Merchan is influencing the decision from her father at the Supreme Court at New York cannot be ruled out.

It is a conspiracy to defame him by leveling serious allegations so that his comeback White House could be prevented. There is no doubt that Mr Donald Trump would wait until after his sentencing on 11 July 2024, to pursue appeal of his innocence. Trump will have 30 days from the date of his 11 July sentencing to file a notice of appeal. Expectedly he would file an appeal in August. Mr Donald Trump is still the favourate in the November 2024 election and it is American tax payers foresee his comfortable win due pro-American policies and a strict rule of law.

NEW DELHI, 27 May 2024 (TON): An official statement from Indian Ministry of Defence said, “the Appointments Committee of Cabinet, on 26 May 2024, approved the extension in service of Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Manoj C. Pande, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC for a period of one month, beyond his normal age of superannuation up to 30 June 2024, under Rule 16 A (4) of the Army Rules 1954."

General Manoj Pande was commissioned in December 1982 in the Corps of Engineers (The Bombay Sappers). He held the appointment of Vice Chief of the Army Staff before taking over as the COAS on 30 April 2022.

The successor of General Pande is yet to be announced. However, there are reports that Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi, commissioned into 18 Jammu and Kashmir (JAK) Rifles in December 1984 and presently doing as Vice Chief of Army Staff is likely to be appointed as the next Indian Army Chief as he is senior as per the date of commission. There are some reports that await clearance from the Western quarters and an alternative name is also circulating including further extension.

By Afshain Afzal

The International Court of Justice delivered its order in the case South Africa versus Israel on 25 May 2024. The salient of the Order as under:-

On the basis of the information, discussed considerations and the circumstances of the case the Court arrived to conclusion that it requires to modify it's decision of March 28, 2024. The Court announced that according to Article 75 paragraph 2 of its Rules when a request for provisional measures has been made it has the power on the statue indicate measures that are not in whole or in part other than those request.

The Court pronounced that in present case having considered the terms of provisional measures requested by South Africa and the circumstances of the case the Court finds that measures to be indicated need not be identical to those requested. The Court considered that in confirmatory with obligations under the genocide convention Israel must immediately hold it's military and offensive and any other action in Raffah governance which may inflect in the Palestinian group in Gaza condition of life to bring about physical destruction in whole are in part.

The Court ordered that in the present circumstances the Court is also of the view that in order to preserve evidence relating to act falling within the scope of Article 2 and Article 3 of Genocide Convention Israel must take effective measures to ensure unimpeded access to the Gaza Strip of any commission of enquiry, finding mission and other investigator body mandated by competent organs of the United Nations to investigate allegations of genocide.

The Court also considered that the catastrophic situation in Gaza confirms the need for the immediate and effective implementation of the measures indicated in its order of January 26, and March 28, 2024, which are applicable throughout the Gaza Strip including Raffah. In these circumstances the Court fond it necessary to reform indicated in those orders in so doing the court wishes to emphasize that measures indicated in paragraph 51 (2) a. of its order of March 28, 2024, requiring "the unhindered provision at scale by all concerned of urgently needed basic services and humanitarian assistance, maintain open land crossing points and in particular Raffah crossing. In view of the specific provisional measures, the Court decided that Israel must submit a report to the court all measures taken in a effect to this order within one month from the date of this order.

The whole peace loving people of the world is thankful to honourable Judges of the ICJ and other organs of the United Nations for their peace efforts and implementation of the measures that Israel was not ready to obey. Israeli leadership is now in total isolation and is facing curses for the genocide of orthodox Palestinian Muslims of Gaza. Peace loving Jews are suffering because of war crimes of Israeli military and civilian leadership otherwise they are not behind the genocide. There are high hopes that Israel and Palestine as well as those behind the scene will adopt the path of peace and resolve the crisis in the Middle East, especially the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Hope the direct peace talks would resume soon for release of prisoners and abductees as well as an independent, sovereign state of Palestine with capital at Jerusalem.

By Afshain Afzal

A high-ranking official from the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on the condition of anonymity claims that soon strategic asset of Pakistan’s national flag carrier will be in the Indian lap. The national level shock by fraud of Abraaj Group (Mumbai, India) with regard to K Electric was sufficient an eye opener for the Pakistani state authorities to enforce and maintain transparency and accountability while privatizing national strategic assets or going for any public private partnership. But it seems all are intentionally ignoring everything. As citizens of Pakistan, the nation has the right to know where strategic assets are going and who will be the owners. It is too early to say with confidence what is happening but things are not straight. Pakistani nation would like to know that in case of foreign company or a consortium have the companies cleared the security test? To avoid money laundering and frauds, the litmus test for any new shareholder should be an undertaking how much foreign exchange would be transferred to Pakistan through National Bank of Pakistan, after acquiring the assets. Interestingly, earlier the Government of Pakistan hinted to privatise all the state-own enterprises (SOEs), apart from ‘strategic entities’ while another statement by the Finance Ministry says there are no “strategic state-owned enterprises” and “the concept of a strategic SOE does not exist.” Should there be a need for clarification if Pakistan does not have strategic entities?

It is a strange sale where that PIA’s majority shares (51% to a complete 100% shares) as not only national flag carrier but this strategic asset will be sold to an international equity partner, and management will be outsourced. PIA is projected as a sick institution and total liability on Government. Interestingly, PIA’s retired employees were shifted to the PIA Holding Company, so that the pension disbursement to the retired workers should not be hindered due to the holding company. There is a provision of government’s sovereign guarantee, obliging it to pay PKR262 billion (USD912 million) in case of default by the airline. Some criminal in the past crossed all limits to tannish the nations image giving vast publicity to scandal over fake pilot licenses in 2020. This led banning of PIA by the European Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America and others, which was followed by conduct of an on-site audit of the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is to in September 2023. In October 2023, flights were resumed. The main reason behind the losses in the past included PIA’s un-rationalized concessions and rebates to serving and retired, Armed Forces personnel and their spouses, serving, retired and deceased employees of PIA and their families including regular, contractual, on deputation, senior citizens, disabled persons and long list of others. The issue is corruption and un-rationalized policy not the concessions.

Those who have submitted their Statements of Qualification include Fly Jinnah (presented by Arif Habib Corporation), Airblue Limited, Shonksi China CIG Ltd, Jiri International Pvt Ltd, Younis Brothers Holdings Consortium, Pak Ethanol Consortium, and Blue World City Consortium. It is alarming that various data floating about some of these potential entities are fake and lack authenticity or confirmation by even the organizations which even published the data or where registered. Reports say that Pak Ethanol Limited Pakistan is the co-lead entity with other consortium members in the purchase of Pakistan International Airlines including Switzerland’s Swiss Aviation Group AG, Austria’s Airport Competence, Australia’s Pearl Asset Management, Hong Kong's AsiaPak Investments Limited, Malaysia's Air Asia Aviation Group, and Pakistan’s Serene Air and Air Sial Ltd. In 2021, Air India along with its low cost carrier Air India Express and fifty per cent of AISATS, a ground handling company, were sold for US$2.3 billion to Tata Group, which is most railable. But the reliability of the entities are yet to be ascertained. One doubt if these entities have been vetted beforehand. Pakistani authorities still have the time to revisit the sale; who all are acquiring, what benefit nation will get and has all precautions for securing strategic and national interests have been taken? (The authorities may get further details of misleading data used by some of these entities).

By Afshain Afzal

The 20th of May 2024 will be recorded as a golden day in history, as a positive step for peace in the Middle East, especially with regard resolution of Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The International Criminal Court (ICC) announced that the Court had reasonable grounds to believe that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant and command of Israeli Defence Forces bear criminal responsibility for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Accordingly, Mr Karim Asad Ahmad Khan, ICC Chief Prosecutor filed applications for warrants of arrest before Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court for Israelis' alleged war crimes by Israelis post 8 October 2023 and Hamas leaders including Yahya Sinwar, Mohammed Diab Ibrahim Al-Masri and Ismail Haniyeh for alleged crimes committed on the 7 October 2023 attack on southern Israel. There may be further applications for arrest warrants, for different suspects and different or additional charges, yet to come.

There is no doubt, Mr Karim Asad Ahmad Khan ICC Chief Prosecutor belongs to a school of religious thought who are deadly against the orthodox Muslim faith, also being followed by Hamas and almost all the Palestinians but we have to trust the International Justice System, being the only ray of hope. Mr Karim Asad Ahmad Khan, a British-Ahmadi (Qadiani) whose father Dr Saeed Ahmad Khan was a Pakistani, serves as Chief Prosecutor of the ICC. Mr Karim Asad Ahmad Khan is son-in-law of the late Ahmadi Caliph - IV, Mirza Tahir Ahmad and married to Sahibzadi Yasmin Rehman Mona the third daughter Mirza Tahir Ahmad.

The decision by the ICC received a mixed reaction, a majority favouring the historic decision. Hamas, which denies carrying out 7 October attack on Israel was unsatisfied over “equating the victim with the executioner” by issuing arrest warrants against its leaders. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the ICC decision was a disgrace and an attack on Israel. Spokesperson for British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak rejected the decision on grounds that London does not recognize Palestine as a state and Israel is not a state party to the Rome Statute. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said, the United States rejects the ICC prosecutor’s application for arrest warrants. Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer Chancellor Nehammer said, ICC’s move to seek arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas officials at the same time was non-comprehensible. Belgian Foreign Minister Hadja Lahbib said that any crimes committed in Gaza must be prosecuted at the highest level.

It is high time that the United Nations Organization musters up the courage and decide the case on merit rather than on the doctrine of necessity or pressure by big powers. Some of the countries and organization having main roles have not been mentioned might form part of additional charges. We are also hopeful that honourable Mr Karim Asad Ahmad Khan remain steadfast to call a spade a spade and remove all past misunderstandings and misconceptions between faiths, communities and people. Congratulations to the United Nations Organization, especially the Secretary General Mr António Guterres and Mr Karim Asad Ahmad Khan for a splendid job done.

By Afshain Afzal

The 20th of May 2024 will be recorded as a golden day in history, as a positive step for peace in the Middle East, especially with regard resolution of Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The International Criminal Court (ICC) announced that the Court had reasonable grounds to believe that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant and command of Israeli Defence Forces bear criminal responsibility for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Accordingly, Mr Karim Asad Ahmad Khan, ICC Chief Prosecutor filed applications for warrants of arrest before Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court for Israelis' alleged war crimes by Israelis post 8 October 2023 and Hamas leaders including Yahya Sinwar, Mohammed Diab Ibrahim Al-Masri and Ismail Haniyeh for alleged crimes committed on the 7 October 2023 attack on southern Israel. There may be further applications for arrest warrants, for different suspects and different or additional charges, yet to come.

There is no doubt, Mr Karim Asad Ahmad Khan ICC Chief Prosecutor belongs to a school of religious thought who are deadly against the orthodox Muslim faith, also being followed by Hamas and almost all the Palestinians but we have to trust the International Justice System, being the only ray of hope. Mr Karim Asad Ahmad Khan, a British-Ahmadi (Qadiani) whose father Dr Saeed Ahmad Khan was a Pakistani, serves as Chief Prosecutor of the ICC. Mr Karim Asad Ahmad Khan is son-in-law of the late Ahmadi Caliph - IV, Mirza Tahir Ahmad and married to Sahibzadi Yasmin Rehman Mona the third daughter Mirza Tahir Ahmad.

The decision by the ICC received a mixed reaction, a majority favouring the historic decision. Hamas, which denies carrying out 7 October attack on Israel was unsatisfied over “equating the victim with the executioner” by issuing arrest warrants against its leaders. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the ICC decision was a disgrace and an attack on Israel. Spokesperson for British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak rejected the decision on grounds that London does not recognize Palestine as a state and Israel is not a state party to the Rome Statute. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said, the United States rejects the ICC prosecutor’s application for arrest warrants. Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer Chancellor Nehammer said, ICC’s move to seek arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas officials at the same time was non-comprehensible. Belgian Foreign Minister Hadja Lahbib said that any crimes committed in Gaza must be prosecuted at the highest level.

It is high time that the United Nations Organization musters up the courage and decide the case on merit rather than on the doctrine of necessity or pressure by big powers. Some of the countries and organization having main roles have not been mentioned might form part of additional charges. We are also hopeful that honourable Mr Karim Asad Ahmad Khan would remain steadfast to call a spade a spade and remove all past misunderstandings and misconceptions between faiths, communities and people. Congratulations to United Nations organizations, especially the Secretary General Mr António Guterres and Mr Karim Asad Ahmad Khan for a splendid job done.