During the meeting of Pakistan Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in the US capital Washington, a question caught everyone’s attention. A Pakistani journalist suddenly asked whether Pakistan was ready to recognize Israel. Although Dar and Rubio did not respond at that time, Pakistan later clarified its stand and said that there has been no change in its policy on the Palestine issue.

What did the reporter ask?
During the meeting held in Washington on Friday, journalist Faisal Ali Shah of ‘The Pakistan Daily’ asked loudly, “Will Pakistan recognize Israel?” This question was asked at a time when US President Donald Trump has appealed to many Arab and Muslim countries to normalize relations with Israel. However, neither Ishaq Dar nor Marco Rubio gave any answer to this question during the meeting.

What did Ishaq Dar say later?
Talking to journalists after the meeting, Ishaq Dar said that Pakistan remains firm on its old stand on the issue of Palestine and Gaza. He said Islamabad will not consider any change in its policy towards Israel until concrete progress is made towards the establishment of a Palestinian state. Dar reiterated that Pakistan believes that the Palestine problem should be resolved on the basis of two-nation principle.

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— Faisal Ali Shah (@FaisalzUpdates) May 29, 2026

What are the relations between Pakistan and Israel?
To this day, Pakistan does not recognize Israel as a nation and there are no formal diplomatic relations between the two countries. Pakistan has long supported the Palestinian cause and considers the establishment of a Palestinian state as a necessary condition for establishing relations with Israel.

What appeal did Trump make to Muslim countries?
US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he has urged Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, and Jordan to collectively join the Abraham Accords and establish diplomatic relations with Israel. This initiative is said to be part of a broader effort to reduce tensions related to Iran and increase regional stability. Pakistan has rejected this suggestion, while there is no public reaction from other countries yet.

What are the Abraham Accords?
The Abraham Accord was initiated with the mediation of America during Trump’s first term. Its objective was to normalize relations between Israel and Arab countries. Under this, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Morocco established diplomatic, economic and security relations with Israel. Sudan also joined the process, but has not yet established full diplomatic relations.

Pakistan’s mediation efforts
In recent months, Pakistan has presented itself as a potential mediator to reduce rising tensions in West Asia. However, Army Chief Asim Munir has been seen playing the most prominent role in Pakistan’s initiatives on issues related to Iran. At present, Pakistan’s official stance on the question of recognition of Israel remains unchanged and the government has made it clear that there is no possibility of any change in this direction before the establishment of a Palestinian state.

Pakistan is once again trying to play a role on the international stage, which many people are considering contradictory. On one hand, the country itself is facing tension on many fronts, while on the other hand it is offering to mediate between America and Iran. On Tuesday (3 March 2026), Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said in the Upper House of Parliament that Pakistan is ready to hold talks between America and Iran. He proposed that talks between Washington and Tehran could be held in Islamabad.

Iran had agreed not to make nuclear weapons

Dar said that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir have played an active role at the diplomatic and defense levels to reduce tension in the region. He also said that Iran had agreed not to make nuclear weapons, but America wants Iran to end its entire nuclear program. Dar claimed that initially the talks between America and Iran were moving in a positive direction. He mentioned Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s visit to Austria, where he met the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). According to Dar, the agency chief was also hopeful that the talks were moving in the right direction.

Pakistan talks with Oman’s Foreign Minister

According to the report of Dawn newspaper, Dar also told that he had talked to the Foreign Minister of Oman. He was informed that the last round of talks between America and Iran had ended in a positive atmosphere. Dar said Oman’s foreign minister later went to Washington and met the US Vice President there to discuss the progress of talks. However, Dar expressed concern over the sudden attacks after these positive signs. He said that this situation reminds him of the events of June last year, when there was a 12-day conflict between Israel and Iran.

serious tension with Afghanistan

This mediation offer by Pakistan has come at a time when it itself is facing serious tensions with Afghanistan, internal security challenges and border attacks. In such a situation, different reactions are emerging regarding this initiative at the regional and international level.

These days the turmoil in Pakistan’s politics has intensified. Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman is now seen openly standing against the government of Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif. First he strongly opposed the government’s child marriage law and now he has also raised serious questions on the country’s foreign policy, security system and the role of the army.

According to the report of Tolo News, while speaking at a program, Maulana Fazlur Rehman said that Pakistan has lost its old friends due to its wrong policies. Taking the names of China and Afghanistan, he said that the countries which Pakistan considered close to it, are today angry with it. He alleged that Pakistan’s Afghan policy has been a complete failure in the last 78 years.

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The largest religious party with massive madrassa backing, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, led by Maulana Fazlur Rehman, has rightly called out the military and intelligence agencies.

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Fazlur Rehman raised the question

Fazlur Rehman raised the question that when trade with Afghanistan is almost closed and even pomegranates or watermelons are not able to come to Pakistan from there, then how do terrorists come across the border. He also said that Afghanistan also shares its border with China and Iran, but why the problem of terrorism is visible only in Pakistan. He also targeted the Pakistani Army and said that due to different thinking within the army, the country’s foreign policy has become weak. Some talk about peace, some about war, but no consensus can be reached.

Maulana should speak on relations with China

Maulana Fazlur Rehman also criticized the government regarding the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). He said that the current government has failed to bring back China’s confidence. New investments are not coming and projects are not progressing. He said that even during the time of Imran Khan’s government, the pace of this project was slow and even today the situation remains the same. He warned that if Pakistan continues to remain isolated in the world like this, the country will not be able to move forward. The public wants answers from the government. This is not the first time that Fazlur Rehman has attacked the Shahbaz government. Earlier, he had openly opposed the child marriage law in Parliament. Now they have cornered the government not only domestically but also on the foreign policy front.

Pakistan UNSC Demands: The Shahbaz Sharif government of Pakistan has suffered a major setback as a temporary member in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). In fact, other member countries have rejected the demand to preside over the four important terrorism committees of the neighboring country. According to official sources, Pakistan has been entrusted with only 1988 Taliban Ban Committee chairmanship and Vice Chairman of 1373 Anti -Terrorism Committee (CTC).

The rest of the countries did not approve these demands of Pakistan and only considered the chairmanship of the Taliban Committee. Apart from this, the talk was ended by giving the vice president of CTC. According to Indian sources, Pakistan has received much less than its expectations and claims. This is being seen as a diplomatic failure for him.

UNSC delay due to non -agre

According to a report by the Times of India, Pakistan’s demands could not be agreed in the UN Security Council (UNSC). This led to a delay of about five months in the sharing of United Nations committees. An official said, “This work should have been done by January 2025.”

UNSC members unhappy over Pakistan’s demands

The rest of the members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) were not happy over Pakistan’s demands. He believed that Pakistan’s attitude is stubborn and unfair. If Pakistan raises questions about terrorism on India, then it may have to face strict response from other countries. An official said that five permanent members of UNSC- China, France, Russia, UK and America, did not want to take the chairmanship of any committee, because they believe that these posts do not have a special impact until all members agree.

What is the strategy of India?

An official said, “India will work closely with its friends.” According to government sources, the CTC vice president of CTC has got the post of name. This is not an important responsibility.

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