Muslim Ummah must play active role to held Rohingya Muslims: Sartaj

Muslim Ummah must play active role to held Rohingya Muslims: Sartaj

Adviser to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aaiz has urged Muslim Ummah must to play an active role to help the Rohingya Muslims in these difficult times.

He was addressing the extraordinary meeting of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers on the plight of Rohingya Muslims, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia today.

Sartaj Aziz said Pakistan has always supported oppressed Muslim population and consistently raised voice against human rights violations committed in Kashmir, Palestine or any other part of the world.

He said the Prime Minister, in a letter to UN Secretary General has called for intensification of diplomatic and moral pressure on the Myanmar Government to grant the requisite rights to Rohingya Muslims and provide them relief.

Sartaj Aziz emphasised that the plight of Rohingya Muslims continues to pose a major challenge to the conscience of the international community.

He appreciated the setting up of the Advisory Commission on Rakhine State by the Government of Myanmar in collaboration with the Kofi Annan Foundation for welfare of the people.