sharing a stage with 26/11 Mumbai terror strike mastermind Hafiz Saeed in Rawalpindi. +It also described Palestine as a "real partner" of India +NEW DELHI: Palestine today denied a Pakistani media report which had claimed that the ousted Palestinian ambassador to Pakistan, Walid Abu Ali , has been reinstated and said that the envoy is "very much in Palestine". Last month, Palestine had recalled Ali from Pakistan after he was seen"We deny this information. "in its war against terrorism and also expressed its appreciation for New Delhi's vote in favour of the resolution at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on the issue of Jerusalem.Even then, Islamabad had issued a statement in defence of Ali and appreciated his participation in an event which demonstrated Pakistan's strong sentiments in support of the Palestinian cause.Palestinian ambassador to Pakistan Ali had attended the Difah-e-Pakistan Council rally organised in Liaquat Bagh in Rawalpindi on December 29. Difah-e-Pakistan Council is an association of religious and extremist groups in Pakistan, headed by Saeed.

Source: Times of India January 07, 2018 09:53 UTC