Minister of Health Abdul Qadir Patel has affirmed that Pakistan will not recognize Israel, whatever the composition of country’s government would be.
Talking to Assistant Minister for IR of Palestine Imad Al-Zuhairi and Ambassador of the State of Palestine in Pakistan Ahmad Jawad Rabei in Islamabad on Saturday, he said Pakistan’s leadership and people are with Palestine in all cases.
They discussed with him the possibilities of future cooperation to achieve the benefit of the two brotherly countries and peoples.
Assistant Minister for IR of Palestine Al-Zuhairi briefed the Health Minister on the mission of the State of Palestine team for urgent intervention and response in the Dera Ismail Khan area and the work of the Palestinian International Cooperation Agency and its medical programs.
The Health Minister welcomed all forms of cooperation between the two countries and the exchange of Experiences.
During the meeting, he announced the provision of 10 additional scholarships to study medicine in Pakistan for Palestinian students, and stressed that Pakistan would spare no effort in supporting the State of Palestine and its brotherly people in all fields.
Meanwhile, the Palestunian Assistant Minister of foriegn Affairs Al-Zuhairi and the Ambassador of the State of Palestine in Pakistan Ahmad Jawad Rabei also called on the First Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jaweed Ahmed Omrani in Islamabad on Saturday.
Director General of the Middle East Department and the official in charge of the Arab countries in the ministry were also present in the meeting.
They presented a summary of the activities of the Palestinian Intervention and Urgent Response Team, which is supervised by the Palestinian International Cooperation Agency, which responded to the call and came to Pakistan to assist in relief efforts on the instructions of President Mahmoud Abbas.
The First Undersecretary of the Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterated his country’s refusal to recognize Israel and their principled position that supports the rights of the Palestinian people.
The meeting also discussed the possibility of dispatching a team of Palestinian engineers specialized in post-crisis issues alongside their counterparts from the Pakistani Crisis Management Authority in their efforts to find solutions for infrastructure in the areas that were destroyed after the floods that hit the country and left catastrophic effects.
