Pakistan hosts Organisation of Islamic Cooperation’s (OIC) foreign ministers meeting

Context

Pakistan hosted a conference of foreign ministers Organisation of Islamic Cooperation’s (OIC) Council in a bid to avert a looming humanitarian and economic crisis in Afghanistan

About the Council

• The OIC (formerly Organisation of the Islamic Conference) is the second largest organisation after the United Nations, with a membership of 57 states spread over four continents.
• It is regarded as the collective voice of the Muslim world working for the promotion of international peace and harmony among various people of the world.
• CFM is one of OIC’s key bodies, along with Islamic Summit and the General Secretariat.
• Its Headquarters is in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The ‘ouch’ skip

• The Conference was skipped by the foreign ministers of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan to attend the third India-Central Asia dialogue in India.