File photo of Hina Rabbani Khar, Pakistan's Minister for Foreign Affairs speaking on stage at the Council for Foreign Relations in New York, January 16, 2013. PHOTO: REUTERS
The 12th OIC Summit held in Cairo adopted joint communique, which besides addressing issues of interest and concern to the Muslim Ummah, reaffirmed its principled support to the people of Jammu and Kashmir for realisation of their legitimate right to self determination.
Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar leads Pakistan delegation to the 12th Islamic Summit (February 6-7).
The communique also called upon India to allow the OIC fact-finding mission, the international human rights groups and humanitarian organisations to visit Jammu and Kashmir.
In addition, the communique expressed deep concern on the recent ceasefire violations along the Line of Control and welcomed Pakistan’s proposal to hold investigation through United Nations Military Observer Group for India and Pakistan (UMMOGIP).
Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar stressed the need to find a just and peaceful solution of the Kashmir dispute. The Secretary General OIC as well as foreign ministers of Turkey, Azerbaijan and Malaysia also extended their support to the people of Jammu and Kashmir in their statements.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 8th, 2013.
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AN INCH OF KASHMIR IS NON-NEGOTIABLE. KASHMIR DOES NOT BELONG TO KASHMIRIS , IT BELONGS TO INDIANS. IF KASHMIRI DOES NOT LIKE INDIA THEY ARE FREE TO GO ANYWHERE.
Even OIC has given its judgment. There is no place for India to escape. It has to split up and give Kashmir to Pakistan.
OIC must safe guard the interests of Muslims not only verbally but practically - today Muslims nations are targeted by all non Muslims to get rid of such suppression Muslims world must form powerful alliances and combined stand on dispute concerning the rights and freedom of all Muslim countries
By the way what or who is OIC??
@Behari Kebab: Firstly let OIC decide who the true Muslim is? Shia, sunni, Ahmedi. Their internal fight (Shia Vs Sunni i.e. Saudi Arabia influence Vs. Iranian influence) has rendered it redundant.
@Behari Kebab haha OIC is a joke. It is not as powerful as UNSC or BRIC. In the Mean time better take the kebabs out of the oven before it's too late.
OIC should take further steps to ostracize India for its continued illegal occupation of Kashmir. Sendiung a fact finding mission is pointless, as the world already knows the facts: India has invaded and illegally annexed part of Kashmir, where it has killed at least 60,000 Kashmiris since 1991. OIC should put sanctions, oil embargo, and suspend diplomatic relations with India until it ends its occupation of Kashmir.
Oh I see