Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-HaqKakar has said that promoting fraternal ties with Muslim World particularly with countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region was top priority of Pakistan.
Speaking during meeting with resident Ambassadors of Muslim countries from the MENA region over lunch on Wednesday, he said these ties were anchored in mutual trust, common understanding and close cooperation on bilateral as well as regional matters of common interest. Ambassadors of Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates and Yemen attended the meeting. The caretaker foreign minister, secretary to the PM and the foreign secretary were also present, PM Office Media Wing said in a press release.
PM Anwaar-ul-Kakar shared Pakistan’s perspective on a number of issues, particularly the deteriorating human rights and humanitarian situation in the occupied Palestinian territories. Other challenges confronting the Muslim world such as Islamophobia were also discussed. The prime minister emphasized the need for the Muslim Ummah to continue to work closely and collectively, especially through the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to deal with these complex issues. He also praised the ambassadors for their efforts to forge stronger ties between Islamabad and their respective capitals.
The ambassadors thanked the prime minister and reiterated their support towards advancing bilateral relations with Pakistan, which played a key role in the Muslim world.
