We will not recognize Israel until Palestine issue is resolved: Pakistan

FO Spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri

November 17,2020 Pakistan Foreign minister have rejected all the fake news and media reports coming from media sources which are giving the impression of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan being under American pressure to recognize Israel. Foreign minister spokesperson denied the media reports and news which are giving an impression of Pakistani Prime Minister under American pressure to accept and recognize Israel existence while answering the question of press media on Tuesday Foreign minister spokesperson said that such media reports are totally baseless and we rejected these reports about Prime Minister Imran Khan being under American pressure to accept and recognize Israel.

Foreign minister spokesperson also said in his statement that the Prime Minister has already explained briefly and given Pakistani stance about the Palestine issue which is until Palestinian issue which should be resolved according to the wishes of Palestinian people, Pakistan will not accept and recognize Israel's existence. Prime Minister also said that Pakistan policy over the Palestine and Israel issue will be according to the 1948 vision of the Supreme leader of Pakistan Quaid-e-azam which is ” that we cannot ever accept Israel as long as Palestinians are not given their rights and there is no just settlement.” . The narrative of Prime minister about Pakistani stance over Palestinian issue is clearly cut and straight to the point. says Spokesperson for Foreign Ministry of Pakistan.

Foreign ministry spokesperson said For long lasting peace to be consider Pakistan want Palestinian issue to resolved according to the United Nation and OIC resolutions and Pakistan fully supports the proposal of the creation of an independent Palestinian state. In the resolution act the establishment of their independent and sovereign state on the borders before June 1967 and the city of Al-Haram Al-Sharif Jerusalem should be the capital of the Palestinian state. Prime Minister said while answering the question about the Israel recognition in an interview last week that until people of Palestine express their full satisfaction over an agreement relating to this current issue which include self determination Pakistan will not recognize Israel existence and normalize any ties with Israel. On the question relating to UAE and Bahrain accepting and recognizing an Israel state, Prime minister said that we have good relations with many countries and we don't want to upset those countries. Pakistan Prime Minister also said if by any mean Pakistan recognizes Israel state existence than we also have to leave our stance over the Kashmir issue because both Palestinian and Kashmir issues are similar.