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demonstrated a thorough disgust of the Zionist state of Israel. Unless the opponents of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community are unaware,. Chaudhry Muhammed Zafarullah Khan, former Foreign Minister of. Pakistan, led the anti Zionist attack against the partition of Palestine and in the process earned himself great respect throughout the Arab world. In consideration of the services which he rendered to the. Palestinian cause in particular and the Arab cause in general, he was decorated with the highest civil awards by many Arab countries, a fact which is not denied by the hostile Pakistani press even today. . On the death of this great servant of Islam, a Pakistani newspaper commented: 'He was specially nominated by the Qaid e Azam to represent. Pakistan in early 1947 at the United Nations to support the cause of. Palestine for which he earned plaudits from the Arabs and as an acknowledgement of his achievements, King Hussain of Jordan awarded him the 'Star of Jordan,' the land's highest award. Tunisia and Morocco also honoured him with their highest civil awards. . Similarly, awards were bestowed upon him by Libya, Algeria, and. Syria. His singular efforts in connection with the Palestine problem and independence of Muslim countries of Africa and the Middle East have been repeatedly acclaimed by Muslim scholars in general and in the Middle East in particular. ' 96. Sir Chaudhry Muhammed Zafarullah Khan's epic anti Zionist speech before the United Nations General Assembly on October 9th, 1947 was commented upon by a Pakistani newspaper which observed: 'The speech of the leader of the Pakistani delegation, Sir Muhammed. Zafarullah Khan on the question of Palestine was from every point of view, an admirable performance. He spoke for 115 minutes and when he finished his speech, an Arab delegate was heard to say that this was the best speech in support of the Arab case on the question of. Palestine, the like of which he had never heard before. "97 96. Daily Dawn: Karachi: September 3, 1985 61 97. Nawai e Waqt: October 12, 1947