June 27, 2021: A source in Islamabad has recently revealed that a senior official in the Imran Khan government was scheduled to meet with a number of senior Israeli officials during a brief visit to Israel in November, and conveyed a message from the Pakistani military chief.
Adelson's paper Israel Hayom is reporting that the Israeli military censor has just allowed to publish that Pakistan PM @ImranKhanPTI 's advisor Zulfi Bukhari traveled to Israel last Nov to meet Mossad chief Cohen – this according to a source in Islamabadhttps://t.co/vNwf9x8MEy
— avi scharf (@avischarf) June 28, 2021
still unresolved – who flew from Israel to Islamabad on Israeli bizjet 2.5 years ago – stayed on the ground for 10 hrs, then flew back?https://t.co/FFqY5JOtl9
— avi scharf (@avischarf) June 28, 2021
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The two countries are expected to participate in a joint naval exercise in the Black Sea.
Sayed Zulfi Bukhari, the senior adviser to Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, paid a brief visit to Israel in the last week of November, Israel Today learned from a source in Islamabad. The consultant, who lives in the UK, arrived at Ben Gurion Airport from Islamabad on a connexion flight to London, taking advantage of his British passport. Upon landing, he was transferred to Tel Aviv, where he met with senior officials in their Foreign Ministry, conveyed the message sent by Prime Minister Khan, and with former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen, to whom he conveyed a message from Pakistani Chief of Staff Qamar Jawed in Java.
This is revealed and validated against the background of the participation of the two countries in a joint naval exercise together with the US Navy in the Black Sea. “Pakistan is one of the countries participating in the Sea Wind exercise and the Pakistani military annex in Ukraine will arrive to be an observer,” the Pakistan Navy said. Israel will take part in the international exercise alongside Muslim countries, including Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, Morocco, Tunisia and Turkey. Also participating in the exercise: Ukraine, USA, Georgia, Bulgaria, Romania, Greece, Italy, France, UK, Canada, Latvia, Moldova, Denmark, Albania, Sweden, South Korea, Norway, Lithuania, Spain, Poland, Estonia, Japan , Brazil, Australia, Senegal and NATO.
In total, a record number of 32 countries from six continents, 5,000 troops, 32 vessels, 40 aircraft and 18 diving and commando crews are expected to participate in the exercise. The exercise will include, among other things, combat on several fronts, including the use of amphibious means, ground maneuvers, diving operations, submarine warfare and air defense. The exercise, as expected, was not welcomed in Moscow. The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on Saturday that “the Black Sea Fleet is tracking the US missile ship ‘Ross’ which entered the Black Sea.” The American ship reached the Black Sea in preparation for the sea breeze exercise.
“The joint NATO-Ukraine exercise is intended to cause instability in Russia’s borders,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said, adding that “the exercise is being used to transfer weapons and equipment to Ukraine.”
The very participation in the large-scale military exercise may indicate the diplomatic policy of the Bennett-Lapid government. After Israel last week joined China in condemning the UN Human Rights Council over a request from the Biden government, starting today – the navy is participating in a military exercise that is completely contrary to Moscow’s security interests. Since Saudi Arabia signed the Abrahamic Accords in September there have been attempts to promote relations between Jerusalem and Islamabad.
With or without a connection to Israel and Pakistan, it is very difficult to assess what policy the Russian Black Sea Fleet will adopt, since last Wednesday they fired warning shots at a British vessel that they claimed was sailing in Russian territorial waters. The Black Sea coast is home to Russia, Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey and Georgia – and each will take part in the exercise, which is likely to deprive Moscow officials of their sleep.
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