Pakistan denies diplomatic, trade relations with Israel

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has no diplomatic and trade relations with Israel, said Foreign Office on Sunday, ARY News reported.

The Foreign Office spokesperson reacting to the reports of the sell of Pakistani commodities in the Israeli markets said there is no change in Pakistan’s policy about the Jewish state.

The FO spokesperson further directed to contact the Ministry of Trade and Commerce for further reaction to the news.

Separately, in a press release, the Ministry of Commerce in Islamabad stated that the rumors of Pakistan beginning trade with Israel were unfounded and nothing more than propaganda.

The release mentioned that the news of Pakistan starting trade relations with Israel was misrepresented by the American Jewish Congress in their press release, which didn’t mention any official trade between the two countries.

This statement was made in response to claims made by the American Jewish Congress that a shipment of Pakistani food products had been delivered to Israel by Pakistani-Jewish businessman Fishel Benkhald.

Benkhald shared a video on Twitter of the goods he had “exported” to Israel, including dates, dried fruit, and spices.