TEL AVIV: Israeli President Isaac Herzog confirmed that two weeks ago a delegation from South Asia met with him in Israel and that the delegation included two Pakistani American citizens.
According to the International News Agency, during the talks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, the Israeli president confirmed meeting with a Pakistani delegation but did not reveal the identities of the members of the delegation.
🔴 Depuis le Forum économique de @Davos le Président de l’État d’Israël @Isaac_Herzog révèle s’être entretenu avec des délégations du Pakistan 🇵🇰 et d’autres délégations de pays musulmans de cette région. Israël n’entretient aucune relation diplomatique avec le Pakistan. pic.twitter.com/2kGpFuR5L6
— Jonathan Serero (@sererojonathan) May 25, 2022
Herzog maintained that the two Pakistani nationals were permanently residing in the United States but were “proud Pakistanis”.
He further stated that the meeting with the Pakistani delegation was “very welcome” and that he was pleasantly surprised because no Pakistani delegation had ever visited Israel before.
Earlier, Anila Ahmed, a Pakistani-American, shared a photograph on Twitter of her meeting the Israeli president on May 12. In the photograph, she is presenting a book written by her father Qutbuddin Ahmed on Tehreek-e-Pakistan and Quaid-e-Azam to the Israeli president.
Anila Ahmed is a politician, author and teacher and is reputed for her social work in the United States.
Her tweet suggests she was part of the delegation that met with the Israeli president.
