Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Secretary General Hissein Brahim Taha pledged on Sunday OIC’s full support to the Kashmir cause.

Azad Jammu and Kashmir President Barrister Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry and Prime Minister Sardar Tanveer Ilyas received the OIC chief, who was on a visit to AJK along with his delegation.

The foreig office spokesperson said in a statement that they had fruitful discussions on the Kashmir issue.

Taking place at the invitation of Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, this is his first country visit since assuming office in November 2021.

The OIC secretary general expressed his deep sentiments for the people of Kashmir after witnessing the grave atrocities and human rights violations committed by the Indian forces in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).

The meeting was followed by a luncheon hosted by the AJK president in the honour of OIC and his delegation.

The OIC secretary general said that the organization was trying to find a peaceful solution to the Kashmir issue.

Brahim said that it is “our responsibility to solve this problem, our role is to inform the member countries about the situation”.

Speaking on the occasion, AJK president, while terming the visit of the OIC delegation led by Hussain Brahim Taha a sign of progress for the solution of the Kashmir issue, said that the visit would boost the morale of Kashmiris.

Barrister Chaudhry said that the OIC delegation visit was an expression of solidarity with the Kashmiris who are victims of Indian oppression and tyranny.

Earlier, the OIC Secretary General also visited the Line of Control areas and the refugee camps and laid a wreath at the Jammu and Kashmir Monument, built in memory of Kashmiri martyrs and their struggle.

The OIC chief paid his respects and offered Fateha for the martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the Kashmir cause.

The Muslim world body always raised voice against the Indian atrocities in IIOJK and supported the right to self-determination of Kashmiris as per UN resolutions.

In the 48th session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) held in Islamabad in March this year, the Muslim world body had adopted a joint action plan on Kashmir issue. Under the plan, the OIC countries agreed to raise the Kashmir issue in their bilateral engagements with India and underscore respect for the fundamental human rights of the Kashmiri people, as well as lend support to monitor human rights violations in the IIOJK.

On May 16, 2022, OIC General Secretariat expressed deep concern over India’s attempts to redraw the electoral boundaries of the IIOJK altering the demographic structure of the territory and violating the rights of the Kashmiri people.

The OIC in a strongly worded statement condemned the Indian illegal move in IIOJK which is an internationally accepted disputed territory.