ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Sunday called for a pan-Islamic response to Israeli military actions in the Middle East, the Pakistani foreign ministry said, as foreign ministers of Arab and Islamic nations gathered in Doha to forge a united front about an Israeli strike against Hamas leaders in Qatar’s capital.
The statement came after a meeting between Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Ishaq Dar, and OIC Secretary-General Hissein Brahim Taha on the sidelines of a preparatory ministerial meeting of the emergency Arab-Islamic Summit in Doha in the aftermath of Israeli airstrike.
Leaders from Arab and Islamic nations are meeting in Doha to forge a united front about the Israeli attack, which appears to have ended attempts to secure an Israel-Hamas ceasefire and the release of hostages ahead of the upcoming United Nations (UN) General
Assembly session focused on Israel’s war on Gaza.
During their meeting, The Pakistani deputy PM and the OIC secretary-general condemned Israeli attacks on Qatar and other regional states as clear violations of their sovereignty and international law, according to the Pakistani foreign ministry.
