During his visit to the capital Ankara, Naeem ur Rehman made evaluations to the AA correspondent about the developments in the Middle East and South Asia and the Pakistani Jamaat-i Islami Party's solution proposals for the problems in the region.
Reminding that more than 8 months have passed since the US and Israel began their attacks on Iran, Naeem ur Rehman noted that the US's expectation of "the people rising up and carrying out a street revolution" in the country has not been successful.
Naeem ur Rehman stated that in June 2026, Pakistan mediated and brought together the Tehran and Washington administrations under its own hosting, and described the signed Islamabad memorandum as "an effort to stop the conflict between the two countries."
Naeem ur Rehman said, "The Zionist lobby and arms manufacturers in the USA are so strong that the USA does not act according to the wishes of its own people. Instability in the region benefits them. Anti-American sentiment is awakening in the world. This is not good for the people of the USA." he said.
Noting that continuing the attacks against Iran would be "an adventure for the USA", Naeem ur Rehman said: "We want the USA to act by taking into consideration the countries in the region and in accordance with the agreement signed in Pakistan." he said.
Mecca Pact
Naeem ur Rehman evaluated the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement signed by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Pakistani Prime Minister Mohammed Shahbaz Sharif and Saudi Arabian Crown Prince and Prime Minister Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in Mecca on August 7.
Naeem ur Rehman stated that this pact is a mechanism that can "provide an opportunity for internal negotiation, common ideas and action" between Islamic countries, and noted that they consider the agreement important.
Naeem ur Rehman said, "It would be much better if the Mecca Pact includes Iran. Including Egypt, Qatar, Malaysia and Indonesia will further strengthen the Mecca Pact and thus bring these countries together at the same table with common agreements. This will also create comfort for Muslim societies." he said.
Pointing to the "problems that possible disagreements between Islamic countries may cause for the Islamic Ummah", Naeem ur Rehman said, "We should all think about this. Who is happy when we cannot agree? Israel, the USA and our enemies are happy. The Ummah is falling apart, we are harmed. Our center is weakened." he said.
"The Houthis issue is serious and sensitive"
Naeem ur Rehman noted that they are concerned that the crisis in the Middle East, which emerged with Saudi Arabia's attacks against the Houthis in Yemen and the counter-attacks of the Houthis, may grow.
"The Houthis issue is a serious and sensitive issue. The escalation of this issue is not beneficial for any party." Naeem ur Rehman stated that the countries in the region should come together and solve the problem through negotiation.
Naeem ur Rehman evaluated that attempts were made to create "public opinion against the Houthis" in the international press and that this was effective in the countries of the region, adding: "Those who are affected by this public opinion play a role here and trouble arises." he said.
Naeem ur Rehman noted that they considered it important that high-level representatives from the three countries in the Mecca Pact, formed by Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, visited Iran and said, "It is encouraging that the Tehran administration welcomed this visit. We are happy. The powers in the region should solve the problem. Especially extending the (problem) to the harem region in Saudi Arabia will not bring any good to anyone." he said.
Naeem ur Rehman pointed out that the countries in the region "being under foreign influence outside the region" could "cause irreparable problems" for Muslim societies and continued as follows:
"If a country has evidence (against the Houthis), that country should bring this evidence to the table and this problem should be solved at the table. Iran will act wisely and accept this. If they remain under foreign influence and the Islamic countries do not resolve the problem among themselves, the military units of the Muslim countries may take action to destroy each other. This is not good for us either. Muslim powers in the region should reach a decision at the table to solve this problem."
Suggestion of "international powers such as Türkiye and China" in the problems with Afghanistan
Evaluating the developments on the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan and the possibility of conflict between the two countries, Naeem ur Rehman described the people of Pakistan and Afghanistan as "actually two Muslim brother societies."
Stating that the two countries have a common border of thousands of kilometers long and that Pakistan has always stood by Afghanistan against the interventions of foreign powers, Naeem ur Rehman said, "The Afghan people demonstrated their identity by fighting first against Russia and then against the USA." made his assessment.
Noting that the new administration in Afghanistan was welcomed in Pakistan, Naeem ur Rehman said, "But unfortunately, the cross-border attacks indicate that the Afghan government has not been able to establish its dominance over the contrary groups within the country." he said.
Naeem ur Rehman noted that diplomatic talks between Islamabad and Kabul should be advanced in order to prevent this issue from "turning into a crisis that could lead to war" and continued as follows:
"By involving international powers such as Turkey and China that can work with both sides, we can find a solution before it turns into a conflict. This issue will become more unsolvable through war and disagreement. What is done is done. It has come to this point so far, now we need to look at the next solutions. In our opinion, this is the solution."
"Trump has nothing to win the Nobel Prize for"
Naeem ur Rehman also reacted to the Islamabad government's nomination of US President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, on the grounds that he "played a mediator role" in the crisis between Pakistan and India.
Stating that the Pakistani people did not support the Islamabad government regarding Trump's nomination for this award, Naeem ur Rehman said, "If (Trump) were really doing something for peace, there would be no current wars in the world. Trump has nothing to win the Nobel. The Pakistani people were not with the (Pakistan) prime minister on this issue (in Trump's nomination). Moreover, Trump would not have stood behind (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu." he said.
