In the middle of this crisis, the foreign ministers of 57-member Organisation of Islamic countries (OIC) began a two-day huddle in Abu Dhabi on Friday. As tensions further grew, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said Pakistan would not attend the OIC moot if invitation to the Indian foreign minister was not withdrawn. On the other hand, if countries like Saudi Arabia play such a role, Pakistan certainly would be at an advantage. That’s why the decision was mindboggling because Saudi Arabia is believed to have been trying to mediate between Pakistan and India. Pakistan Peoples Party co-chairperson and former president Asif Ali Zardari rightly disagreed with the government’s decision to not attend the OIC conference.

Source: The Express Tribune March 02, 2019 03:33 UTC