The meetin­g is being held on Pakist­an's reques­t over a worsen­ing human rights situat­ion in IoK after Pulwam­a attack­An emergency meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Contact Group on Kashmir will be held in Jeddah on Tuesday, according to Radio Pakistan. PAF chases away Indian jets after LoC airspace violationThe meeting is being held on the request of Pakistan following a worsening human rights situation in Indian occupied Kashmir (IoK) in the wake of Pulwama attack. Meanwhile, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider Khan expressed concern over inviting of Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj by the OIC to attend the Foreign Minister’s conference in Abu Dhabi on Friday. “The OIC represents Islamic countries to discuss their own issues but now it is opening its doors for non-Muslim countries which are mingling in their affairs,” he said in a statement. A banned group Jaish-e-Muhammad group had reportedly claimed responsibility for the attack.

Source: The Express Tribune February 26, 2019 06:56 UTC