ISLAMABAD: Maintaining its stance, Pakistan on Wednesday reiterated that it backs Palestine’s demand for making Jerusalem as the capital of its independent state on the basis of pre-1967 borders, a statement released by the Foreign Office said. The announcement comes a day after US President Donald Trump presented his Middle East plan as a solution to one of the world’s longest-running conflicts. It also envisages a Palestinian state in parts of the West Bank but would allow Israel to annex its settlements in the occupied territory. The Foreign Office, in its statement on Wednesday, said Pakistan has “seen the peace plan that the United States has presented for the Middle East”. “Pakistan continues to support a just and lasting solution of the Palestinian issue, through dialogue and negotiations,” the statement said.

Source: Pakistan Today January 29, 2020 11:15 UTC