CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Secretary-General attended the 46th Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of OIC in Abu Dhabi – D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation.

Detailed explanation-2: -The first session was hosted on 3 September 1969 by the Kingdom of Morocco in Rabat, while the last summit was hosted between 22 and 23 March 2022 by the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in Islamabad. As of 2022, Bangladesh, Guinea, Libya, Malaysia, Niger and Yemen have hosted the summit twice.

Detailed explanation-3: -Pakistan is hosting the 48th Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Islamabad on 22-23 March 2022. The thematic focus of the Ministerial Conference is on ‘Partnering for Unity, Justice and Development’.

Detailed explanation-4: -The OIC has Institutions, which implement its programmes. Its Headquarters is in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Detailed explanation-5: -It was under the pretext of the 2nd summit of OIC held in Lahore between 22–24 February 1974 that Pakistan recognised the former or ex-Eastern Pakistan as the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Pakistan had initially not invited Bangladesh to attend the summit.