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Pakistani Christians call on their government to recognize Israel

The small group of Christian Pakistanis is also asking their government to allow them to pilgrimage to Jerusalem, "as other Muslim countries have already done."

by  Dean Shmuel Elmas
Published on  12-11-2020 10:12
Last modified: 12-11-2020 10:13
Pakistani Christians call on their government to recognize Israel

Pakistani Christians call for relations with Israel, in Karachi, Thursday

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And on Thursday, a small group of Karachi residents held a rare demonstration calling on the Pakistani government to recognize Israel.

At the demonstration, which coincided with International Human Rights Day, the small group of Christian Pakistanis also asked their government to allow them to pilgrimage to Jerusalem, "as other Muslim countries have already done."

They expressed their anger that as citizens of Pakistan they are prohibited from visiting Israel.

"Ever since the establishment of Pakistan, no one has addressed the longstanding aspirations of the local Christians to pilgrimage to the great city [Jerusalem]," God's Peoples Fellowship of Pakistan, a Karachi-based Christian organization that seeks diplomatic ties with Israel, said in a statement. According to the group, "If [the Pakistani government] abolished the ban on YouTube, there's no reason not to abolish the prohibition on visiting Israel."

Due to the immense frustration, the group's deputy Aamir Suleman Aziz, has re-petitioned the Supreme Court of Pakistan to nullify the travel prohibition to Israel. At the same time, GPFP Vice Chairman Shahbaz Ashraf said Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, who a month ago remarked that "we've been pressured to recognize Israel," needs to keep his promises to the country's Christians and acknowledge their religious sensibilities.

At the group's demonstration on Thursday, protesters held signs calling Israel a "Light to the Nations," and "Recognize the State of Israel," among others.

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