The Foreign Office spokesperson on Thursday categorically rejected the notion of any delegation from Pakistan visiting Israel.

The spokesperson, in a statement, said that the “reported visit in question was organised by a foreign NGO which is not based in Pakistan.”

He said that Pakistan’s position on the Palestinian issue was clear and unambiguous.

“There is no change whatsoever in our policy on which there is complete national consensus. Pakistan steadfastly supports the Palestinian people’s inalienable right to self-determination,” he remarked.

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The spokesperson said that the establishment of an independent, viable and contiguous Palestinian State with pre-1967 borders and Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital, in accordance with the relevant UN and OIC resolutions, was imperative for just and lasting peace in the region.

According to media reports, a Pakistani delegation led by former minister Naseem Ashraf visited Israel this week. The delegation that visited Israel consisted of 9 members of which four, including a journalist, live in Pakistan.

The delegation has visited Israel on the topics of geopolitics, religion, culture, and technology. At the end of the week, the delegation was also scheduled to meet with the Israeli president.

Pakistan and Israel have not officially responded to this news.