Promoting Peace: The Pakistan-Israel Dosti Initiative

A group from the Muslim-majority country in south Asia promoting interfaith dialogue A Pakistani delegation visited Israel this week, a country with which the Jewish state has no diplomatic relations, a source revealed to i24NEWS.

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It might not be as unprecedented as believed. Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan’s political buzzword “Naya Pakistan” has given lots of surprises since he came to power in the last quarter of 2018. Khan has failed to allure his neighbouring countries, especially India, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh. Instead, he went three steps forward to make the relationship from sweet to sour. On the other side, Pakistan’s most distinguished print and TV journalist, Kamran Khan, who is also editor-in-chief for the influential Dunya Media Group, triggered a controversial debate in a tweet: “Why can’t we openly debate the pros and cons of opening direct and overt channels of communication with the State of Israel?

With the Arab world opening up to Israel, shock waves are being felt deeply around the Muslim world, especially in Pakistan, the only nuclear power in the Muslim world. Will Pakistan also get on the bandwagon and open up ties with Israel for a peaceful resolution of the Palestinian issue?