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A Pakistani Americans delegation went to Israel last week to promote Israeli-Pakistani relations, foreign media reports said.
The visit was funded by a pro-Israel civil group Sharaka established in 2020 after the signing of The Abraham Accords and recognition of Israel by Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates.
The group works for linking Israel with Gulf countries. Presently it has operational divisions located in Bahrain, Israel, and the United Arab Emirates.
In a tweet, Sharaka said it was “honored to bring a delegation of Muslims and Sikhs from southeast Asia including the first Pakistani Jew allowed to travel to Israel to visit Israeli President Issac Herzog. The delegates spoke to the President about their efforts to develop relationships with Israel. ”
It is pertinent to state that the Pakistani delegation was headed by Aneela Ali, a Pakistani-American lobbyist in the US.
The delegation comprised Pakistanis and Muslims from other countries.
“The delegation met top Israeli leadership including Israeli President. Some ‘famous’ faces from the Pakistani media fraternity are also part of the delegation. Some even work for state media,” said a foreign media outlet.
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The Pakistani American delegation included anchor Ahmed Quraishi who happens to be an employee of the state TV.
Dr. Shireen Mazari, the former Minister of Human Rights, criticized Quraishi in a tweet.
Responding to the criticism, Quraishi tweeted: “Dr. Shireen Mazari, today’s self-appointed top PTI anti-Israel crusader, was DG ISSI (Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad) in 2005 when her boss, then FM Kasuri, held first official Pakistan-Israel meeting in Turkey, after which Israel waived import license requirement for for Israeli businessmen trading with Pakistan, saved her job by not objecting … to her boss … and continued in her position until 2008.”
In June 2021, various reports surfaced about the Khan government’s advisers’ visit to Israel. PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari had stated then that there is something fishy about officials’ visit to Israel.
