Pakistan pushes OIC to act on Kashmir, Gaza

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Pakistan urged the member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Sunday to formulate a joint strategy to fight Islamophobia at the global level, work together to bring in an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, and implement its ‘Action Plan’ on Jammu and Kashmir.

Addressing the 15th OIC Islamic Summit Conference, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar highlighted anti-Pakistan rhetoric and Islamophobic narratives by Indian political leaders during the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, which, he said, threatened regional stability.

The 15th OIC Summit started on Saturday in the Gambian capital Banjul. World leaders from the 57 member OIC countries and beyond were attending the summit conference. The central theme of the summit was: “Enhancing unity and solidarity through dialogue for sustainable development”.

Condemning the rising trend of Islamophobia and discrimination against Muslims in various parts of the world, the deputy prime minister appreciated the OIC’s appointment of a ‘Special Envoy on Islamophobia’, said a statement released by the Foreign Office in Islamabad.

“The deputy prime minister urged the OIC to formulate a joint strategy to work with global social media platforms to harmonise their application of content regulation policies for blasphemous, anti-Islamic and Islamophobic content,” read statement said.

He also highlighted Indian atrocities in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), especially after India’s illegal and unilateral actions of August 5, 2019. He requested the OIC member to use their influence for urgent resolution of the Kashmir dispute.

Dar urged the OIC to implement its Action Plan on Jammu and Kashmir; demand that India ended all human rights violations; release Hurriyat leaders; and reverse its illegal demographic and other unilateral laws, according to the Foreign Office statement.

Dar urged the OIC to work together for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire and uninterrupted humanitarian assistance to the besieged Palestinians in Gaza enclave. He reiterated Pakistan’s full support for admission of the Palestine as a full member of the United Nations.