India’s strong objection compels Palestine recall envoy for sharing stage with Hafiz Saeed
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Islamabad, January 1: India’s strong objection has compelled Palestine to recall its envoy to Pakistan for his appearance in a public meeting on Al Quds along with international terrorist Jamaat ud Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed.
Dawn reports that few weeks back, he had visited Army Chief Gen Qamar Bajwa, who had told him that Pakistan viewed Kashmir and Palestinian disputes similarly and both issues had “public, moral and political” support of the people of the country.
“Government of India has strongly conveyed to the Palestinian side that the Palestinian ambassador’s association with terrorist Hafiz Saeed, who is proscribed by the United Nations, at an event in Rawalpindi on 29.12.2017, is unacceptable. The concerns were conveyed both in New Delhi to the Palestinian ambassador and in Ramallah to the minister of foreign affairs and expatriates, state of Palestine,” the Indian ministry said in a statement.
As per the Indian statement, the Palestinian envoy assured that Palestinian Authority stood with India “in the war against terrorism, and will not engage with those who commit acts of terror against India”. More importantly, the Indian government was shortly communicated that Abu Ali was being recalled.
Notably, India was among the countries that voted in favour of a UN resolution.
A statement by the Palestinian foreign ministry says: “The minister of foreign affairs and expatriates under the direct instructions of the president of the state of Palestine has decided to recall the Palestinian ambassador to Pakistan immediately.”
Ambassador Walid Abu Ali had attended the gathering in Rawalpindi’s Liaquat Bagh under the banner of Difa-i-Pakistan Council, a group jihadi parties, in support of the Palestinian cause. JuD, which is the leading party in the alliance, had hosted the ‘Tahaffuz-i-Baitul Muqddas’ rally.
Besides speaking on Al Quds, leaders at the rally started accusing India amking controvercial statements regarding Indian army’s stance in the Kashmir vally. Moreover, the JuD Chief and Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed uttered that the gathering considers prime responsibility to liberate Kashmir from India. “We will free Kashmir in fulfillment of (Mohammad Ali) Jinnah’s dream,” had said on that occasion”, blabbered the global terrorist.
The Palestinian envoy made his moves with Jihadi elements in Pakistan after US President Donald Trump decided to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
“Government of India has strongly conveyed to the Palestinian side that the Palestinian ambassador’s association with terrorist Hafiz Saeed, who is proscribed by the United Nations, at an event in Rawalpindi on 29.12.2017, is unacceptable. The concerns were conveyed both in New Delhi to the Palestinian ambassador and in Ramallah to the minister of foreign affairs and expatriates, state of Palestine,” the Indian ministry said in a statement.
As per the Indian statement, the Palestinian envoy assured that Palestinian Authority stood with India “in the war against terrorism, and will not engage with those who commit acts of terror against India”. More importantly, the Indian government was shortly communicated that Abu Ali was being recalled.
Notably, India was among the countries that voted in favour of a UN resolution.