Palestinian envoy Walid Abu Ali and Hafiz Saeed (right)
New Delhi: After Palestine’s ambassador to Pakistan took part in a Jerusalem-related rally along with Mumbai terror attack alleged mastermind Hafiz Saeed, India has said it will “strongly” register a protest with the Palestinian representative in Delhi and authorities in Ramallah.
“We have seen reports in this regard. We are taking up the matter strongly with the Palestinian ambassador in New Delhi and with the Palestinian authorities,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said in a statement on Friday night.
Palestinian envoy Walid Abu Ali attended a rally organised by the Difa-e-Pakistan (Defence of Pakistan council), a coalition of Islamist groups in Rawalpindi on Friday.
He addressed the rally, through a translator, citing arguments for the rights of Palestine on the key holy sites in East Jerusalem.
Saeed also spoke at the rally and demanded that Pakistan should convene a conference of all Islamic countries to shape a global strategy to counter the American move.
The presence of the Palestinian ambassador at the Friday rally was however not the first time that he has taken part in an event related to Palestine organised by Hafez Saeed.
On December 14, one week before India’s vote on Jerusalem.at the UN, Walid Abu Ali took part in and spoke at a conference on Jerusalem organised by the DPC.
Agencies
