Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar will attend an extraordinary summit of the Organisation of Islamic Council that will take place on Nov 11 (Saturday) in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh.

Addressing the weekly briefing, Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said that the summit ahs been convened “in response to the unprecedented Israeli attacks on Gaza […], which pose a grave threat to civilians and precipitate a humanitarian crisis”.

She further said that at the premier would depart for the Gulf country today, adding that interim Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani would attend the OIC’s Council of Foreign Ministers preceding the summit.

At both meetings, “Pakistan would continue to play its role to advance the international consensus and galvanise efforts for an urgent end to Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people”, Baloch said.

 Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch addresses a weekly press briefing in Islamabad. — DawnNewsTV
Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch addresses a weekly press briefing in Islamabad. — DawnNewsTV

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