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Israel-Pakistan relations refers to the bilateral relations between the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the State of Israel, which have varied from non-recognition to close coordination during Soviet–Afghan War. Both states were established based on ideological declarations (See Two-Nation Theory and Homeland for the Jewish people) in 1947 from British Empire. Diplomatic ties have not been established and as a Muslim-majority country, Pakistan has refused to recognize Israel. Nevertheless, Pakistan and Israel use their Embassies at Istanbul to mediate or exchange information with each other. In 2010, Pakistan is believed to have used its embassy in Istanbul to pass on information about a terror group to Israel according to . Both are now considered as enemies.
An attempt to establish diplomatic relations with Pakistan and Israel was made in 1947, when Israel's first Prime minister David Ben-Gurion sent a telegram to Jinnah—Pakistan's main founding father but Jinnah gave no particular response. Later in 1949, Israel's Foreign Ministry believed it might be possible to open legations in Karachi, then the capital of Pakistan, or at least to conduct trade openly. Initial contact between the ambassador (High Commissioner) of Pakistan in London and representatives of Israel and Jewish organizations was made in early 1950. The Pakistani government was asked to issue passage permits to India for a few hundred Jews who wanted to leave Afghanistan and wished to emigrate to Israel. The Pakistan government refused to allow them to transit through Pakistan and the Jews left through Iran.
In 1952, Sir Zafarullah Khan, Pakistan's foreign minister promoted his hardline policies toward Israel, and pressed his policies toward the unity of Arab states. Thus Khan's policy had worked to build strategic ties with Arab states.
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