MADINAH, May 30: Prime Minister Imran Khan has arrived in Madinah Munawwarah as part of his three day visit to Saudi Arabia. Imran Khan paid respect at Roza-e-Rasool (S.A.W) and offered Nawafil there. PM Imran Khan also offered Namaz-e-Asar (Asr prayers in Masjid-e-Navbi S.A.W). He will visit Roza-e-Rasool (PBUH) and perform Nawafil at Masjid-e-Nabvi before leaving for Jeddah. Prime Minister will represent Pakistan at the 14th Summit of Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Makkah.
The conference titled ‘Makkah Summit: Together for the Future’ will be held tomorrow hosted by Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
Earlier, Prime Minister Imran Khan has left for Saudi Arabia to attend the 14th OIC Summit to be held in Makkah on Friday. The title of the conference is “Mecca Summit: Together for the Future.”
The summit to be chaired by King Salman aims to develop a unified stance on current issues and events in the Islamic world. Ahead of the Summit, a meeting of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers was held in Jeddah. It deliberated on adopted outcome documents for the Makkah Summit.
Speaking during the meeting, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi drew the participants’ attention towards grave human rights violations taking place in occupied Kashmir.
He sought support of the OIC member states for constituting a commission of inquiry under the UN to investigate the violations and excesses in the held territory.
Shah Mahmood Qureshi also made a detailed reference to the situation in Palestine, strongly condemning the continuing Israeli atrocities against innocent Palestinians. He called for consideration of measures to guarantee the safety and security of Palestinians in the occupied territories. – DNA
