PM Shehbaz leaves behind main world leaders in speech viewership on UN’s YouTube

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addresses the UN General Assembly in New York, US on September 27, 2024. — PID
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addresses the UN Common Meeting in New York, US on September 27, 2024. — PID

NEW YORK: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s tackle on the United Nations Common Meeting attracted extra eyeballs than main world leaders, together with US President Joe Biden, on the UN’s official YouTube channel.

The premier’s speech has garnered greater than 140,000 views because it was uploaded on September 28.

As compared, Biden’s tackle has 103,000 views because it was uploaded on September 22. Chinese language international minister’s speech, which was uploaded a day earlier, managed to garner solely 84,000 views to this point.

In the meantime, the UNGA speech of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, at present a distinguished determine amid ongoing Center East disaster, obtained solely 51,000 views because it was uploaded on September 25.

Moreover, the prime minister’s speech has additionally extra views than Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, the international minister of arch-rival India, whose tackle obtained solely 52,000 because it was uploaded a day earlier.

PM Shehbaz had used his UNGA tackle to warn the world group that that the unlawful occupation of Palestine and Kashmir was making a “contemporary hell” daily and confused the efforts for dispute decision moreover addressing the worldwide challenges of terrorism, local weather change and Islamophobia.

Castigating the neighbouring India for increasing its navy capabilities which based on him have been deployed in opposition to Pakistan, he clearly acknowledged that his nation will reply “most decisively to any Indian aggression.”

The premier additionally demanded a right away finish to the continuing Israeli atrocities within the Gaza, terming it “systematic slaughter” and “bloodshed”.

“This isn’t only a battle; that is systematic slaughter, of harmless folks. An assault on the very essence of human life and dignity. The blood of Gaza’s youngsters stains the fingers of not simply the oppressors, but additionally of these, who’re complicit, in prolonging, this merciless battle,” the premier stated whereas castigating the Israeli actions.

“The failure to implement UN resolutions, has emboldened Israel. It threatens to pull your entire Center East, right into a warfare, whose penalties might be grave and past creativeness,” he added.