F.P. Report
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mehmood Qureshi Monday said the resolution passed by Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in its recently held meeting exposed the brutalities and oppression of India in Occupied Kashmir.
Speaking at the floor of the National Assembly, he said India could not achieve anything by attending the OIC conference while Pakistan got the required results by staying away.
He said India was trying for a long time to get membership or observer status of OIC by mentioning its Muslim population.
If having a Muslim population was an eligibility, then Muslim populations also exist in Israel and Myanmar, but they could not be eligible for OIC membership so in the same way India could not become a member, he explained. He said Parliament took a unanimous decision about non-participation of Pakistan in OIC.
After the passing of resolution by OIC, the viewpoint of Pakistan was vindicated, he said adding, in India, Sushma Swaraj was being asked as OIC had passed the resolution, what purpose she served by going to Abu Dhabi – the meeting place of OIC.
The minister thanked the house for passing a unanimous resolution on the recent standoff with India as it strengthened the position of Pakistan at platform of OIC.
While responding to the issue of a statement made by Minister for Water Resources Faisal Vawda, Qureshi said the minister should give explanation on the matter.
Members National Assembly Abdul Shakoor, Maulvi Asmatullah, Nurul Hassan Tanveer and Raja Pervaiz Ashraf spoke on the matter of the words uttered by Faisal Vawda during talk show of a private television channel that created controversy.
Qureshi said he had firm belief that the Parliament was place of admirers of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). “We are proud of our admiration and love for Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).”
Qureshi said he knew that nobody in the Parliament had a difference of opinion on the issue. “We need not to debate this issue further as it can affect our faith.”
The minister said when Imran Khan went to Madina, he was barefoot which showed depth of his faith and commitment to Islam.
Qureshi said Muslims invite others to enter Islam and it was not appropriate to expel someone from the ambit of the religion.
In his ruling, Deputy Speaker Qasim Khan Suri asked Faisal Vawda to appear before the house and explain his position.
Earlier, Minister for Defence Production Zubaida Jalal presented a bill to further amend the Heavy Industries Taxila Board Act, 1997.
The bill is meant to utilize, create and enhance commercial capacity for manufacturing marketable products and to promote sales within the country and abroad.
A limited company will be established to undertake with approval of the board, commercial activities on corporate lines in private and public sectors.
The house also passed a bill introduced by Minster of State for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad Khan to further amend the Elections Act, 2017. The amendment will decrease the members of a bench of Election Commission from three to two.
The Election Commission had five members so with the amendment two benches could be formed instead of just one to hear and decide complaints, applications, petitions or appeals.
