OIC to hold meeting on situation of Occupied Kashmir today

ISLAMABAD (92 News) – The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will hold an emergency virtual meeting on the situation of Indian Occupied Kashmir (IoK) today (Monday). An emergency virtual meeting of the OIC Contact Group on Jammu and Kashmir is being held at the Ministerial level, to take up the worsening situation in IoK. While the meeting will be chaired by OIC Secretary General Dr Yousaf Al-Othaimeen, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi will apprise the participants of the prevailing situation in IoK and brief on various aspects of the issue. The OIC has steadfastly supported the people of Jammu and Kashmir in their legitimate struggle for the realization of their inalienable right to self-determination. In addition to the meetings of the Contact Group, the OIC and its human rights body, IPHRC, have consistently pronounced themselves on the issue, condemning and rejecting India's illegal and unilateral actions while reiterating support to the beleaguered people of IoK. Earlier, the OIC has condemned the unrelenting vicious Islamophobic campaign in India maligning Muslims for spread of coronavirus. The Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission of the Organization in a tweet said Indian media is negatively profiling the Muslims in media and subjecting them to discrimination and violence with impunity. The OIC Commission urged the Indian government to take urgent steps to stop the growing tide of Islamophobia in the country and protect the rights of its persecuted Muslim minority as per its obligations under the international law.