Imran Khan: Pakistan will never recognize zionist regime

"Pakistan's stance is in line with the ruling of its founder, Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, to support the Palestinian people against the Zionist regime, and Pakistan will never recognize the zionist regime," said Khan in an interview with a TV channel while reacting to the UAE's move to normalize relations with the Zionist regime.

Muhammad Ali Jinnah played pivotal role in the awareness struggle on the Palestine issue in the Subcontinent. In post Khilafat Movement scenario, All India Muslim League kept staunch support to Palestine and rights of the Arabs.

The decade of 1930's witnessed significant developments on Palestine under leadership of Muhammad Ali Jinnah. League, under Jinnah, not only broadened its basis among the masses but also took up Palestine issue through various measures inside and outside India. Jinnah and Allama Muhammad Iqbal put Palestine issue on top of agenda list of the meetings and sessions and opined that Balfour Declaration was unjust.

"Every man and woman of the Muslim world will die before Jewry seizes Jerusalem. I hope the Jews will not succeed in their nefarious designs and I wish Britain and America should keep their hand off and then I will see how the Jews conquer Jerusalem. The Jews, over half a million, have already been accommodated in Jerusalem against the wishes of the people. May I know which other country has accommodated them? If domination and exploitation are carried now, there will be no peace and end of wars," Jinnah said on October 12, 1945. (ILKHA)