OIC meets tomorrow to discuss ‘Israeli crimes’

ISLAMABAD: The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will hold an open-ended extraordinary meeting of its executive committee at the foreign ministers’ level on Wednesday to discuss the ongoing crimes of the Israeli occupation against the Palestinian people, including the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and its aggressions against Iran’s sovereignty.

The meeting would be held at the OIC General Secretariat in Jeddah, according to a statement issued by the secretariat.

It said the meeting has been convened in response to the atrocities being committed by the Israeli forces against the Palestinian people, particularly in the Gaza Strip.

To date, it said, Israeli actions have resulted in the deaths of 40,000 individuals, mostly women and children, and injuries to over 91,000 Palestinians. Also, civilian properties, including 430,000 homes, have been destroyed along with infrastructure, hospitals, schools, mosques and historical sites. Two million Palestinians have been displaced due to the attacks.

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Also, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told a presser in Cairo that Turkiye would formally submit its declaration of intervention in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the ICJ on Wednesday.

DEPUTY PM ISHAQ DAR TO ATTEND OIC MEET

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar will leave for Saudi Arabia today in the evening to attend the extraordinary meeting of the executive committee of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation’s (OIC) foreign ministers, which will be held at the OIC’s General Secretariat in Jeddah at 4:00 PM tomorrow

According to foreign office, he deputy prime minister, at the huddle, will voice Pakistan’s serious concerns, over the deteriorating situation in the Middle East in general and Gaza in particular.

Dar will emphasize the immediate restoration of peace in the region and the supply of relief goods to the people of Gaza, according to the spokesperson.