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Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said that helium was not successful favour of Islamabad joining the Abraham Accords to normalise relations with Israel.
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His comments came aft U.S. President Donald Trump asked countries progressive successful the bid talks with Iran to motion connected to the Abraham Accords, which woody with establishing diplomatic, economic, and information ties betwixt Israel and Arab nations.
"Personally, I don’t deliberation we should articulation immoderate specified accord which clashes with our cardinal ideologies,” Mr. Asif said during an interrogation connected a speech amusement with Samaa TV connected Monday (May 25, 2026) night. Among the negotiators, the UAE and Bahrain are already members of the Accords, and Mr. Trump expects Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Pakistan, Turkiye, Egypt, and Jordan to motion up.
Pakistan's Defence Minister besides talked astir his country's long-standing presumption not to judge Israel until the Palestinian authorities connected the pre-1967 borders with East Jerusalem arsenic its superior is established.
“We person a precise wide stance that it is not acceptable to us,” helium said.
The Minister besides highlighted the question of credibility. “How volition you beryllium with those radical whose connection cannot beryllium trusted for adjacent a azygous day?” helium asked.
He besides mentioned Pakistan's passport, which says, is not valid for question to Israel.
Mr. Asif is among the politicians who vehemently reason immoderate thought of normalisation of ties with the Jewish State.
Last month, helium called Israel a “curse for humanity”, portion accusing it of carrying retired genocide successful the region.
