Statement released after viral clip of Israeli ambassador claiming rogue nation already possesses nuclear weapons
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tahir Hussain Andrabi speaking at FO’s weekly press briefing on January 1 Photo: X/FO
Pakistan on Thursday rejected comments by the Israeli ambassador to India circulating on social media about Pakistan’s nuclear weapons, calling them “baseless qualifiers”.
An interview clip of Israeli Ambassador to India Reuven Azar with Indian news anchor Arnab Goswami recently made rounds on social media, in which he asked the former about the Pak-Saudi mutual defense agreement in the US-Israeli war scenario against Iran.
In response, the Israeli envoy said: “I have not seen so far…the Pakistani army coming to defend Saudi Arabia against Iran. »
He added that Pakistan has maintained relations with countries in the Arab world in the past, “including our enemies.” “It’s something we’ve been considering for a long time,” he said.
The Israeli ambassador also said: “There is a rogue state that already has nuclear weapons. You don’t want to have a second one, that’s very clear,” without specifying which country he was referring to.
In a statement today regarding what it said was a “video clip circulating on social media of the Israeli Ambassador to India,” the Foreign Ministry said: “We strongly reject this baseless characterization. The true record of aggression and irregular behavior is evident in the illegal occupation, the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza and the indictment of Israeli leaders in international courts.
He added that “responsible States respect international law – and do not deviate from it.”
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Statement by the Spokesperson regarding a video clip circulating on social media of the Israeli Ambassador to India
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Pakistan and Israel do not have formal diplomatic relations, with Islamabad maintaining a long-standing policy of non-recognition linked to its support for Palestinian statehood.
