Islamophobia included in agenda of 2016 OIC summit, says Sartaj Aziz

ISLAMABAD (Staff Report) – Special Adviser to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz said that increasing hardships of overseas Muslims and issue of Islamophobia will be part of the agenda of the OIC summit to be held in February next year.

Speaking in Senate, Aziz informed the members that Pakistani missions abroad have been directed to look after interests of overseas Pakistanis in the wake of anti-Muslim rhetoric in the western world.

He said a meeting of Pakistani ambassadors was held in Islamabad last week to discuss the issue in detail.

He said our missions are well aware of the situation and are intensifying efforts with the help of the local media to assist Pakistani community.

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