Reuters Denis Balibouse
Pakistani sources reported that an advisor to Prime Minister Imran Khan had secretly visited Israel late last November.
The alleged visit was revealed for the first time by Noor Dahari, founder and executive director of the British-based Center for the Study of the Institute of Islamic Theology to Combat Terrorism (ITCT).
Dahari claimed on his Twitter account that an advisor close to Khan, whose name has not been revealed, went from Islamabad via London to Tel Aviv on November 20, and it is likely that the purpose of the visit was to meet senior officials in the Israeli Foreign Ministry and convey a message in which the Prime Minister expressed The Pakistani expressed his desire to establish closer relations between the two countries.
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It was a morning of the last week of Nov 20 at around 8am, a British Airways flight 0165 flew from London Heathrow airport to Tel Aviv. The person who booked a business class, traveled from Pak. pic.twitter.com/nbtGLXuJub
– Noor Dahri (@ dahrinoor2) December 15, 2020
The political researcher at the University of Leicester, Shama Junyjo, confirmed, via Twitter, the validity of this information, noting at the same time that her own Pakistani military sources categorically denied it.
I spoke with Pakistani military sources. They categorically denied of any such contact
However, @ drinoor2 is absolutely right. I crossed check & My sources also confirmed the advisor travel to Israel on 20th Nov. So either the Generals mistold me or IK kept them out of the loop https://t.co/7lDnatUkbb– Shama Junejo (@ShamaJunejo) December 16, 2020
Moreover, Dahri claimed that Pakistani officials secretly visited Israel several times during the era of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in an attempt to normalize relations.
This comes against the backdrop of a report in which the Hebrew newspaper “Israel Hayom” reported that an official from an Islamic country visited Israel in late November to negotiate, without providing further details.
A number of cabinet members and the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority denied the validity of these reports.
This is not the first time that there has been news of secret contacts between Pakistan and Israel. WikiLeaks previously revealed a document indicating that a Pakistani military official held a meeting with the leaders of the Mossad.
Source: Times of + RT
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