'Pakistan's only mistake': Reactions on Qureshi's absence from OIC moot
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As Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi announced that Pakistan would not be attending the OIC's Council of Foreign Ministers, politicians, journalists and other commentators shared opinions on the move.
"A joint resolution has been passed by the parliament, signed by all parties, which demands that Pakistan refrain from attending the OIC meeting. In light of this resolution, I will not attend the meeting," said Qureshi in the joint session of parliament on Friday.
Not everyone agrees with the move — which was first proposed by PML-N leader Khawaja Asif in the assembly after India's Line of Control (LoC) violation — but there are also others who believe it was necessary for Pakistan to take this approach.
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Mar 01, 2019 04:26pm
Why has Hindustan been invited to OIC? Isn't the Hindutva narrative of their PM directly opposed to Islam and Muslims?
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Mar 01, 2019 04:27pm
I think it was a wise decision. OIC is useless. Everybody knows its just a show. The opposition just likes to oppose the government for no good reason.
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Mar 01, 2019 04:28pm
Yes its a blunder that we have done. We have virtually given India a walkover. In fact we should have used this forum to show our perspective and used the opportunity to deescalate the situation. Now the largest organisation after UN will hear only India's narrative. Does anybody care for us in IOC?
We must acknowledge that India have third largest Muslim population and by virtue of that have right to be a member of IOC. Even Muslim countries like Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Iran, Male who are neighbor support India on global forums. If we keep repeating such mistakes, India will one day not only be a member of IOC, but will host IOC meetings.
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