Secretary General of OIC Hissein Ibrahim Taha and President of IslamicDevelopment Bank Dr Muhammad Sulaiman Al Jasser arrived in Islamabad onMonday morning to attend the 48th session of the Council of ForeignMinisters of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation beginning tomorrow.
Both the dignitaries were warmly welcomed by Minister of State forInformation and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib and Special Representative forReligious Harmony Allama Tahir Mahmood Ashrafi.
Talking to the state media on the occasion, Secretary General OIC HisseinIbrahim Taha said the OIC session will discuss a host of issues includingthe challenges faced by the Muslim Ummah. He termed the adoption ofresolution by the UN against Islamophobia an important step towardsaddressing this issue.
The President of Islamic Development Bank in his remarks said all possiblesteps will be taken to provide relief to our brothers and sisters inAfghanistan. He said a charter of humanitarian trust fund for Afghanistanwill be signed today [Monday].
Farrukh Habib said the adoption of resolution by the UN againstIslamophobia is a common achievement of the OIC countries.
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The Foreign Ministers of Bangladesh, Tunisia, Bosnia, Somalia, Niger,Gambia and Côte d’Ivoire besides Deputy Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan,Libya , Malaysia and Mozambique have also arrived in Islamabad to attendthe OIC meeting.
Permanent Representative of Maldives to OIC Mohemed Khalil and Bangladesh’sPermanent Reprsentative to OIC Mohammad Javed Patwary have also arrived inIslamabad.
