{"id":124696,"date":"2026-08-29T22:27:53","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T17:27:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/?p=124696"},"modified":"2026-08-29T22:27:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T17:27:53","slug":"gilani-calls-for-stronger-parliamentary-diplomacy-equal-application-of-international-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-world-news\/gilani-calls-for-stronger-parliamentary-diplomacy-equal-application-of-international-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Gilani calls for stronger parliamentary diplomacy, equal application of international law"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"322\" data-end=\"595\"><strong data-start=\"322\" data-end=\"347\">PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:<\/strong> Chairman Senate of Pakistan and Founding Chairman of ISC, Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, has called for stronger parliamentary diplomacy, equal application of international law, and peaceful resolution of conflicts to secure peace and shared prosperity.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"597\" data-end=\"795\">Addressing the General Debate of the 2nd Inter-Parliamentary Speakers\u2019 Conference (ISC) in Phnom Penh, he said the theme \u201cSolidarity for Peace and Shared Prosperity\u201d must move from ideals to action.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"797\" data-end=\"944\">\u201cPeace cannot be selective. A threat to peace anywhere is a threat to peace everywhere,\u201d he said. \u201cThis is where we move from rhetoric to reality.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"946\" data-end=\"1109\">Citing Pakistan\u2019s role in facilitating dialogue between the US and Iran, Chairman Gilani said diplomacy and bridge-building are essential to resolving differences.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1111\" data-end=\"1367\">He stressed that international law must apply equally to all states and called for greater representation of the Global South in shaping global rules. Parliaments, he noted, must ratify treaties, ensure accountability, and promote fair international norms.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1369\" data-end=\"1508\">\u201cPakistan has suffered terrorism and hosted millions of refugees. We know the cost of conflict, and that is why we choose peace,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1510\" data-end=\"1685\">The Chairman congratulated Cambodia for hosting a successful ISC, expressed solidarity with Nepal over the recent disaster, and welcomed Indonesia as the host of the next ISC.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1687\" data-end=\"1862\">He proposed strengthening ISC into a permanent institution with rapid-response mechanisms, fact-finding missions, and sustained parliamentary engagement on peace and security.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1864\" data-end=\"1954\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The session was co-chaired by Ouch Borith, First Vice President of the Senate of Cambodia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: Chairman Senate of Pakistan and Founding Chairman of ISC, Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, has called for stronger parliamentary diplomacy, equal application of international law, and peaceful resolution of conflicts to secure peace and shared prosperity. 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