No move underway to recognise Israel: FO

ISLAMABAD, September 13: Pakistan on Thursday made it clear that there was no move under way to recognise Israel.
“Such actions are part of baseless propaganda. There is no change in our policy. Our policy of non-recognition of Israel remains unchanged,” Foreign Office spokesman Dr Mohammad Faisal told a weekly press briefing.
The remarks came in response to a question about whether Pakistan was planning to recognise Israel at a time when the subject of diplomatic ties with Israel – once a taboo issue – appears to be open for public discourse after a detailed article published in an Israeli paper is doing the rounds on social media.
Spokesman rejects reports Saudi and UAE FMs had said Kashmir dispute should not be linked to ummah Asked to comment on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s announcement that he would immediately annex a part of the occupied West Bank (Jordan Valley) if re-elected next week, Dr Faisal said: “We reject any such move which will be illegal and a dangerous escalation. While reaffirming our solidarity with the Palestinians, Pakistan reiterates its support for a viable, independent and contiguous State of Palestine, on the basis of internationally agreed parameters, the pre-1967 borders with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital.” Agencies