Palestinians laud PM Imran for ‘strong response’ on Israel

ISLAMABAD: The State of Palestine has appreciated Prime Minister Imran Khan’s response to condemn Israeli aggression towards the country.

A statement issued by the Palestine Embassy in Islamabad today thanked for his “strong response” on Israel and expressed gratitude to Pakistan for extending support to the Palestinian cause.

The statement further said, “Palestinians consider Pakistan as our second homeland and Pakistanis as our dearest brothers, who always supported Palestine on every forum of the world.” The Palestine embassy noted that the Pakistani nation had always supported their cause.

“It is only because of the love of Pakistanis towards Palestine that Israeli and Pakistani relations have never been established”, the statement read.

“The embassy thanks the prime minister for such a strong response and also appreciates every individual of Pakistan, including political parties, media, and civil society, who are observing solidarity with Palestine in any possible way.

“We are hopeful that this support will be with us until we get an independent State of Palestine with Jerusalem Al-Quds as its capital,” the statement concluded.

Earlier, Prime Minister Imran Khan had categorically said that Pakistan could not recognize Israel as a state unless it gave freedom to Palestine.

In an interview to a private news channel, the prime minister stated: “Quaid-i-Azam had said in 1948 that Pakistan could not recognize Israel unless it gave freedom to Palestinians.

“If we recognize Israel and ignore the tyranny faced by Palestinians, we will have to give up the cause of Kashmir as well, and this we cannot do.”