ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office denies visit of any Pakistani delegation to Israel.
In a statement, the Foreign Office spokesman said that the visit of a Pakistani delegation to Israel clearly rejects the idea of a visit by a foreign NGO which is not based in Pakistan.
The Foreign Office spokesman said that Pakistan’s position on the Palestinian issue is clear and unambiguous, adding that Pakistan strongly supports the inalienable right of the Palestinian people to self-determination.
The spokesman said that there was no change in our policy towards Palestine and there was complete consensus on this.
Earlier, Israeli President Isaac Herzog confirmed that two weeks ago a delegation from South Asia met with him in Israel and that the delegation included two Pakistani American citizens.
According to the International News Agency, during the talks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, the Israeli president confirmed meeting with a Pakistani delegation but did not reveal the identities of the members of the delegation.
Herzog maintained that the two Pakistani nationals were permanently residing in the United States but were “proud Pakistanis”.
He further stated that the meeting with the Pakistani delegation was “very welcome” and that he was pleasantly surprised because no Pakistani delegation had ever visited Israel before.
Earlier, Anila Ahmed, a Pakistani-American, shared a photograph on Twitter of her meeting the Israeli president on May 12. In the photograph, she is presenting a book written by her father Qutbuddin Ahmed on Tehreek-e-Pakistan and Quaid-e-Azam to the Israeli president.
Anila Ahmed is a politician, author and teacher and is reputed for her social work in the United States.
Her tweet suggests she was part of the delegation that met with the Israeli president.
