Palestinian embassy in New Delhi today denied a Pakistani media report which had claimed that the ousted Palestinian ambassador to Pakistan, Walid Abu Ali, has been reinstated.
We don’t know where you got this information about Palestine Ambassador to Pakistan being reinstated. As per our knowledge, he is very much in Palestine as of now,” said Palestine Embassy in New Delhi.
Earlier, a report in Pakistan-based Geo News had quoted Pakistan Ulema Council chairman Maulana Tashir Ashrafi as saying that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has reinstated Ali.
On December 30, Palestine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs had withdrawn Ali from Pakistan after India lodged a strong protest over his appearance at a rally with 26/11 Mumbai terror attack mastermind, Hafiz Saeed, in Rawalpindi, terming it “unacceptable”.
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In a statement, Palestinian Authority said the envoy’s participation “in the presence of individuals accused of supporting terrorism” was “an unintended mistake, but not justified.”
It also described Palestine as a “real partner” of India in its war against terrorism and also expressed its appreciation for New Delhi’s vote in favor of the resolution at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on the issue of Jerusalem.
Even then, Islamabad had issued a statement in defense of Ali and appreciated his participation in an event which demonstrated Pakistan’s strong sentiments in support of the Palestinian cause.
Palestinian ambassador to Pakistan Ali had attended the Difah-e-Pakistan Council rally organized in Liaquat Bagh in Rawalpindi on December 29. Difah-e-Pakistan Council is an association of religious and extremist groups in Pakistan, headed by Saeed.
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