Why would any minister go to Israel when we don't even recognise it: PM Imran Khan.

ISLAMABAD -- Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday dismissed reports of any Pakistani representative visiting Israel, saying that why would any of the ministers visit Tel Aviv when Islamabad does not recognise it.

The prime minister made the comments during an interview with private tv channel, where he stressed that the news was "baseless" and that "an entire campaign" was running in this regard.

Referring to the EU DisinfoLab's report, the prime minister said that the NGO's research had exposed India's network that was spreading misinformation about Pakistan.

The development comes after the premier's aide on overseas Pakistanis Zulfi Bukhari was rumoured to have visited Israel.

However, on Wednesday, Bukhari dismissed the rumours of any such visit.

Speculation arose after a news report claimed an adviser of PM Imran Khan had met Israeli officials...

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