Statement issued after viral clip of Israeli ambassador saying rogue state already has nuclear weapons
Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Tahir Hussain Andrabi speaks at FO’s weekly press briefing on 1 January Photo: X/FO
Pakistan on Thursday rejected comments by the Israeli ambassador to India circulating on social media about Pakistan’s nuclear weapons, terming them as a “baseless characterization”
An interview clip of Israel’s ambassador to India Reuven Azar with Indian news anchor Arnab Goswami has recently been doing the rounds on social media where he questioned the former about the Pak-Saudi mutual defense pact in the scenario of the US-Israeli war against Iran.
In response, the Israeli envoy said: “I have not seen right now … the Pakistani army coming to defend Saudi Arabia against Iran.”
He added that Pakistan has maintained relations with countries in the Arab world in the past, “including with our enemies”. “This is something we’ve been considering for a long time,” he said.
The Israeli ambassador also stated, “There is a rogue state that already has nuclear weapons. You don’t want to have another one, that’s very clear,” without clarifying which country he was referring to.
In a statement issued today about what it said was a “video clip circulating on social media of the Israeli ambassador to India”, the State Department said: “We strongly reject this baseless characterization. The real record of aggression and reckless behavior is evident in the illegal occupation, the ongoing humanitarian disaster in Gaza and the indictment of Israeli leaders facing charges at the International Court of Justice.”
It added that “responsible states uphold international law – not deviate from it.”
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Statement by the Spokesperson regarding the video clip circulating on social media of the Israeli Ambassador to India
🔗⬇️ pic.twitter.com/EyzNw0JhRv— Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Pakistan (@ForeignOfficePk) 19 March 2026
Pakistan and Israel have no formal diplomatic relations, with Islamabad maintaining a long-standing policy of non-recognition linked to its support for the Palestinian state.
