The Palestinian envoy to India, Adnan Abu Al Haija said that Ali has been given a couple of days to pack and return from Islamabad. Haija asserted that Ali’s action was not acceptable given the close and friendly ties between India and Palestine.

Earlier, India issued a strong demarche to Palestine on the issue of the presence of its ambassador to Pakistan at an event of Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief and Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed, terming it as unacceptable.

Secretary (Economic Relations) in the External Affairs Ministry Vijay Gokhale called Palestinian ambassador in New Delhi Adnan Abu Al Haija to the South Block.

The concerns were conveyed both in New Delhi to the Palestinian Ambassador and in Ramallah to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates.

MEA said the Palestinian side has conveyed deep regrets over the incident and assured India that they are taking serious cognisance of their ambassador’s presence at this event.

It was also conveyed that Palestine highly values its relationship with India and stands with it in the war against terrorism, and will not engage with those who commit acts of terror against India.