The house suspended its normal agenda and held a debate in which 33 senators spoke for almost five hours before the resolution condemning Trump’s action was adopted unanimously. The resolution, moved by Leader of the House in Senate Raja Zafarul Haq, termed the announcement a flagrant violation of the International Law, the UN Security Council Resolutions specially Resolution Nos. Israel, Turkey leaders trade insults over US Jerusalem decisionThe house reiterated that any attempt to sabotage the peace process would be the darkest decision of the history. The resolution appreciated the international community’s rejection of the position taken by the US president, isolating the US at the international front. Raja Zafarul Haq called for chalking out a strategy to face such challenges with the help of intellectuals in the Muslim world.

Source: The Express Tribune December 12, 2017 04:52 UTC