Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Monday urged the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states to launch a collective effort for women’s empowerment, saying empowering women was not the success of one segment of society but of the entire nation. Addressing the 9th OIC Ministerial Conference on Women, the chief minister said every […]
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OIC adopts Islamabad declaration, omnibus resolution
The Ninth Ministerial Conference on Women of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Monday adopted the Islamabad Declaration, reaffirming member states’ commitment to advancing the socio-economic and political empowerment of women and girls while launching a new initiative to promote women’s digital inclusion across the Muslim world. According to the Islamabad Declaration, available on […]
Delegates from 57 states gather in Islamabad for OIC’s women moot
The ninth Ministerial Conference on Women of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) opened in Islamabad on Sunday with technical-level meetings, setting the stage for ministerial deliberations on women’s empowerment across the Muslim world. The two-day conference has brought together around 190 delegates, including ministers, senior government officials and representatives from the OIC’s 57 member […]
UN, OIC condemn terrorist attack on a train in Quetta
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres strongly condemned the deadly terrorist attack against a shuttle passenger train near Chaman Phatak in Quetta on Monday, and called for bringing the perpetrators to justice. According to media reports, at least 24 people were killed and many more were injured when an explosives-laden vehicle struck the train. In a statement […]
DPM Dar reaches Saudi Arabia for OIC meet on Somaliland
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar arrived in Saudi Arabia on Saturday to participate in an extraordinary meeting of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers in Jeddah, the Foreign Office (FO) said. Dar was welcomed in Madinah by Pakistan’s Ambassador Ahmed Farooq and Consul General Mustafa Rabbani. Read More: Dar to attend OIC Foreign Ministers’ […]
Dar strengthens ties with Egypt, Algeria at OIC
Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar pledged to strengthen Pakistan’s relations with Egypt and Algeria during his visit to Jeddah. He met both nations’ foreign ministers on the sidelines of the OIC meeting on Tuesday. Dar called the talks a “meaningful interaction” and emphasized increased cooperation and connectivity. He stated that Pakistan seeks broader partnerships in […]
OIC foreign ministers meet in Istanbul as Iran-Israel tensions soar
ISTANBUL – June 21, 2025: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Foreign Ministers’ meeting is currently underway in Istanbul, Türkiye. The high-level gathering is being attended by diplomats from over 40 OIC member countries. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is present at the meeting, alongside Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, who […]
Iran calls for Islamic countries to sanction Israel
Members of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) should impose an oil embargo and other sanctions on Israel and expel all Israeli ambassadors, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Wednesday. An urgent meeting of the OIC is taking place in the Saudi city of Jeddah to discuss the escalating Israeli-Palestinian conflict, after a blast […]
PM urges OIC to chalk out strategy for legal, political deterrence against Islamophobia
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday urged the OIC to chalk out a coordinated and comprehensive strategy, aimed at raising global awareness about its perspective and building legal and political deterrence against rising incidents of anti-Muslim hatred and Islamophobia. The prime minister, in a telephone conversation with Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) […]
OIC condemns Holy Qur’an’s desecration; calls for joint action to stop recurrence
ISLAMABAD: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation convened an open-ended Extraordinary Meeting of the OIC Executive Committee on Tuesday to express the organization’s common stance against the recent desecration of the Holy Qur’an in Sweden, the Netherlands, and Denmark. Held at the OIC headquarters in Jeddah, the meeting also discussed the possible actions that the OIC […]