ISLAMABAD:

Pakistan has questioned Israel's commitment to peace in the Middle East as the UN Security Council condemned recent strikes by the Jewish state on Qatar's capital Doha, with Islamabad making it clear that it was fully capable of defending itself against any external threat.

Pakistan also hit back after the Zionist state defended its Doha strikes, rejecting the sharp condemnation on Thursday by most members of the UN Security Council of its aggression against Qatar while asserting that the US action against Osama bin Laden had drawn no criticism.

This set off a heated exchange between the two adversaries. Pakistan does not recognise Israel and is at the forefront of advocating for a free Palestinian state at international fora.

The exchange took place during the Security Coun

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