Pakistan fully supports Iran’s call for OIC extraordinary meeting: Deputy PM

Islamabad: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar has expressed full support to Iran's call to convene an Extraordinary Meeting of the OIC Foreign Ministers and confirmed that Pakistan would actively participate in the important meeting.

He stated this during a telephone call with Acting Foreign Minister of Iran Ali Bagehri Kani today.

Ali Bagehri Kani shared the Iranian nation's and leadership's deep anguish on the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on the occasion of the inauguration of the President of Iran.

The Deputy Prime Minister conveyed that the people of Pakistan share these sentiments.

He said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has condemned the developments in Gaza and the atrocious assassination of Ismail Haniyeh Shaheed in the strongest possible terms.

Moreover, the National Assembly of Pakistan has unanimously condemned the heinous act which was against international law, established diplomatic norms and acceptable behavior amongst the comity of nations.