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OIC urges peaceful resolution of Kashmir dispute

ISLAMABAD, (MILLAT ONLINE/APP): The Organization of Islamic
Cooperation (OIC) has said that it is in full agreement with
Pakistan over peaceful resolution of the Kashmir dispute.
The OIC Secretary General, Dr Al-Othaimeen, addressing a
joint press conference with Pakistan Prime Minister’s Adviser on
Foreign Affairs, Sartaj Aziz, in Islamabad said that the decades-
old Kashmir dispute was at the top of OIC’s agenda, KMS reported.
He said that it was unfortunate that India had denied a
request from the OIC’s Independent Permanent Human Rights
Commission to visit occupied Kashmir in order to assess the
situation there, Radio Pakistan reported.
“But we should keep the pressure on (the Indian government
up) every time the occasion arises,” he said, adding that the OIC
desired a peaceful resolution of the lingering Kashmir dispute.
Sartaj Aziz on behalf of Pakistan thanked the OIC for
supporting the right to self-determination of the Kashmiri people.
The OIC members and Pakistan have agreed to formulate a plan
of action to prevent the publication of blasphemous material and
its circulation on social media, he said.
The two leaders said there was hundred percent unanimity of
views on all issues facing the Muslim Ummah and the way forward.
The OIC Secretary General said that his organization had
same position as that of Pakistan on the issues of Kashmir,
Palestine, Islamophobia and plight of Muslim communities in non-
Muslim countries.
Dr Othaimeen thanked Pakistan for supporting programmes and
caused espoused by the OIC and said that the two sides discussed
holding of the upcoming summit of OIC on Science and Technology.