[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text dp_text_size=”size-4″]ISLAMABAD: Amid reports of a goods exchange between Pakistan and Israel, Pakistan strongly denied such reports, claiming that such information was pure propaganda.
The Foreign Office (FO) and the Ministry of Trade and Commerce both denied doing business with the Middle Eastern country on Sunday.
The American Jewish Congress (AJC) claimed that the first shipment of Pakistani-originated food products in Israel resulted in a bilateral trade.
In response to the alleged trade, Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch stated that Pakistan has no diplomatic or trade relations with Israel. “There has been no change in policy,” she stated emphatically.
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She stated that the rumours about the start of Pakistan-Israel trade are pure propaganda based on a misrepresented press release from the American Jewish Congress.
According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce, the AJC’s press release was misattributed because it makes no mention of Pakistan’s official trade relations with Israel.
“All rumours about the start of Pakistan-Israel trade are pure propaganda.” “We have no trade relations with Israel and have no plans to establish them,” the spokesperson said.
The American Jewish Congress issued a statement on “trade between the State of Israel and Pakistan” on March 30, claiming that the first shipment from the country had arrived in Israel.
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“This week, the first shipment of Pakistan-origin food products was offloaded in Israel,” according to the statement. “The transaction involved Pakistani-Jewish businessman Fishel Benkhald, based in Pakistan’s business hub of Karachi, and three Israeli businessmen from Jerusalem and Haifa.”
Fishel Benkhald is a Sindhi Pakistani with a Jewish background who advocates for stronger trade ties between Israel and Pakistan. He is involved in the Kosher food industry.
Fishel claimed on March 28 that he had exported the first consignment of dates, dry fruit, and spices from Pakistan to Israel via the UAE. He boasted about being the first Pakistani to be able to export Pakistani goods to Israel.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
