Published on, Sept. 14 -- September 14, 2025 12:17 AM

It was Pakistan's ambassador to the UN, Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, who set the right tone after Israel's strike on Doha. He dismissed attempts to disguise aggression as self-defence, calling Israel an occupier trampling international law and shielded by impunity. This intervention, especially in the face of vile accusations from Israel, stood out for its precision and moral clarity, qualities often missing in the diplomatic language of our time.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's decision to co-sponsor the Arab-Islamic summit and fly to Doha was also significant. Pakistan could easily have chosen the safer course of routine condemnation from afar. Instead, by standing alongside Qatar in a mom...