Islamabad vehemently disagrees with the idea of a Pakistani delegation travelling to Israel.
In a statement released on Thursday, the Foreign Office spokeswoman said that the “reported visit in issue was organised by a foreign NGO which is not established in Pakistan.”
He claimed that Pakistan’s stance on the Palestinian problem was unmistakable and unequivocal.
“There is absolutely no change in our approach that has full national support. The unalienable right to self-determination of the Palestinian people is supported unwaveringly by Pakistan, he said.
According to the spokesman, a just and durable peace in the region depends on the creation of an independent, viable, and contiguous Palestinian state with pre-1967 borders and Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital, in line with the relevant UN and OIC resolutions.
The FO’s response follows news stories claiming that a team of Pakistanis, including a former minister, met with representatives of the Israeli Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem.
The trip’s organiser told TRT World that the delegation included members of the American Muslims and Multifaith Women’s Empowerment Council and Sharaka, a US-based non-governmental organisation established in the wake of the Abraham Accords, which were mediated by the Trump administration in 2020 and improved ties between Israel and four Arab nations: the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan, and Morocco.
Nasim Ashraf, the trip’s leader, told The Associated Press over the phone, “Yes, I am in Jerusalem with a delegation to promote interfaith cooperation.
Former Pakistani minister of development and head of the Pakistan Cricket Board, Ashraf.
