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Deputy PM Ishaq Dar to lead Pakistan delegation at OIC summit

Deputy PM Ishaq Dar will lead Pakistan's delegation at the OIC summit in Banjul, the Gambia on May 4-5. He will attend the Council of Foreign Ministers’ Meeting preceding the Summit to discuss the agenda and outcome documents, focusing on Gaza, Jammu and Kashmir, unity of the Ummah, Islamophobia, climate change, and terrorism. Bilateral meetings will also be held.

Gaza in Spotlight as Arab League, OIC Hold Joint Summit in Riyadh

The recent joint summit of the Arab League and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Riyadh has brought Gaza into the international spotlight. The emergency meeting, originally planned separately by the two blocs, was combined by the Saudi foreign ministry. The primary objective of the summit was to emphasize the urgent need for Israel's war in Gaza to end before it escalates and draws in other countries.