Arafat Lays Cornerstone for Embassy in Pakistan
From Associated Press
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan —
Palestine Liberation Organization Chairman Yasser Arafat on Wednesday laid the cornerstone of a Palestinian embassy in Pakistan’s capital.
Pakistan was the first country to recognize the independent state declared in November by the Palestine National Council, the PLO’s parliament in exile.
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