The Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Hissein Ibrahim Taha on Sunday held discussions with the Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan.
On the sidelines of the 17th Session of the Emergency Meeting of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers, held in Islamabad, the two sides discussed the situation in Afghanistan and the importance of mobilizing efforts to provide support and aid to the Afghan people and to provide urgent assistance to achieve security and stability.
“The two sides also discussed developments in the Jammu and Kashmir issue and the OIC efforts to support the Kashmiri people in their struggle to obtain their legitimate rights, including the right to self-determination, enshrined in all the resolutions of the Islamic Summit conferences and CFM meetings, as well as the resolutions of the United Nations and the International Security Council,” the statement said.
The two sides also addressed the escalation of Islamophobia and reviewed the OIC and Pakistan’s efforts to combat this phenomenon, the statement added.
The OIC also pledged to set up a humanitarian trust fund for Afghanistan as millions face hunger and poverty.
The crisis is causing alarm with billions of dollars in aid and assets frozen by the international community after the Taliban takeover of the country in August this year.
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