Statement issued after viral clip of Israeli ambassador saying a rogue nation already has nuclear weapons
Foreign Office Spokesperson Tahir Hussain Andrabi speaking at the FO weekly press briefing January 1 Photo: X/FO
Pakistan on Thursday rejected comments made by the Israeli ambassador to India circulating on social media about Pakistan’s nuclear weapons, terming them a “baseless characterisation”
An interview clip of Israel’s Ambassador to India Reuven Azar with Indian news anchor Arnab Goswami has recently been doing the rounds on social media, in which he questioned the former about the Pak-Saudi mutual defence pact in the scenario of the US-Israeli war against Iran.
In response, the Israeli envoy said: “I haven’t seen right now … the Pakistani army coming to the defence of Saudi Arabia against Iran.”
He added that Pakistan has maintained relations with countries in the Arab world in the past, “including with our enemies”. “This is something that we have been contemplating for a long period of time,” he said.
The Israeli ambassador also stated, “There is one rogue state that already has nuclear weapons. You don’t want to have a second one, it’s very clear,” without clarifying which country he was referring to.
In a statement issued today regarding what it said was a “video clip circulating on social media of the Israeli ambassador to India”, the Foreign Office said: “We firmly reject this baseless characterisation. The real record of aggression and rogue conduct is evident in the illegal occupation, the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, and the indictment of Israeli leadership in international courts.”
It added that “responsible states uphold international law — not deflect from it.”
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Statement by the Spokesperson Regarding Video Clip Circulating on Social Media of the Israeli Ambassador to India
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Pakistan and Israel have no formal diplomatic relations, with Islamabad maintaining a long-standing policy of non-recognition tied to its support for Palestinian statehood.
