Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC) was set in Rabat, Morocco on 25 September 1969 in response to Arson attack on Al-Aqsa mosque on 21 August 1969. It’s the second largest organization in the world, with its 57 members and share 21% of the world population. The mandate of the OIC is to promote political, social, economic, cultural and scientific cooperation among member states, to safeguard holy places, and to eradicate racial discrimination and colonialism. Pakistan is an active and influential government in OIC. so have idea about Pakistan Role In OIC
Below is an overview of the role played by Pakistan in OIC:Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC) was set in Rabat, Morocco on 25 September 1969 in response to Arson attack on Al-Aqsa mosque on 21 August 1969. It’s the second largest organization in the world, with its 57 members and share 21% of the world population. The mandate of the OIC is to promote political, social, economic, cultural and scientific cooperation among member states, to safeguard holy places, and to eradicate racial discrimination and colonialism. Pakistan is an active and influential government in OIC.
Below is an overview of the role played by Pakistan in OIC:
Pakistan is one the founding member of the OIC.
Pakistan with its legacy rooted in Islamic Faith, and cooperative public have also strived for the objectives of OIC to be fulfilled.
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Being the sole nuclear power among member states it’s the major deterrent state to the security threats to the member state.•
Pakistan relation with the OIC is the founding principle of Foreign Policy of Pakistan.
Pakistan has an abiding commitment to the objectives, principles and purposes of the Organization’s charter.
Pakistan has played an instrumental role in strengthening the cooperation among Muslim states by participating in Programs and initiatives of OIC.
Pakistan is the Chairman of the OIC Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH) which has its Headquarters in Islamabad.• Pakistan also host the Secretariat of the Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry( ICCI).• The Office of the OIC’s Secretary General’s Special Representative on Afghanistan is based in Islamabad.
Pakistan is the Chairman of the Council and the Executive Committee of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States (PUOICM).
Mr. Sharif-ud-Din Pirzada a noted Lawyer and a former Foreign Minister of Pakistan served as the Secretary General of the OIC from 1984 to 1988 .
Pakistan has always voiced against the brutality in Kashmir and Palestine by using the forum of OIC.
Pakistan hosted the second Islamic Summit Conference in Lahore on 22nd to 24th February 1974. Pakistan also hosted the Second Conference of the OIC Foreign Ministers (ICFM) held in Karachi from 26th to 28 December 1970, Eleventh ICFM in Islamabad from 17th to 22nd May 1980 and the Twenty-first ICFM held in Karachi on 25th to 29th April 1993. The Special Sessions of the OIC Foreign Ministers Conference in 1980 and in 1994 were also held in Pakistan.• To commemorate Fifty years of the Independence of Pakistan an Extra-ordinary Session of the Islamic Summit was held in Islamabad on 23rd March 1997.• In short Pakistan is an active and influential government in OIC and strive hard for achieving the objectives of the organization.