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OIC is plagued by Kashmir obsession | | | It seems that the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation(OIC)is obsessed wih the Kashmir issue.And this obsession has been with the OIC since 1969 when it was formed.In fact the idea of floating an organisation of Islamic states was conceived in 1967.By now 57 muslim states are its members and there are several other muslim politicians,academicians and scholars who are permanent invitees to its conferences as has been the case with Kashmir Mirwaiz and chairman All Party Hurriyat Conference,Molvi Umar Farooq.During its latest meeting in New York the OIC again harped on the Kashmir issue and voicing support for what it called freedom struggle in Kashmir. : At the conference OIC has called for peaceful resolution of the Kashmir issue. Speaking at a meeting of the OIC Ministerial Contact Group on Jammu and Kashmir in New York general secretary, Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu reiterated the organisation’s full support to the people Jammu and Kashmir and expressed solidarity with them. In a bid to lend full support to the struggle being waged by people in Kashmir the OIC Gneral secretary said"I seize the opportunity of this meeting to reiterate our solidarity with the Kashmiri people and reaffirm our strong support for the struggle they wage to gain their legitimate rights."The secretary general said that these meetings reflect the importance which the OIC attaches to the issue of Jammu and Kashmir and that the OIC has consistently and constantly strived hard to mobilize greater support and firmer solidarity for the struggle of the Kashmiri people."As on the previous occasions, we continue to reaffirm our strong and principled position that the Jammu and Kashmir dispute has one inevitable path to ride, which is the path of negotiations towards a peaceful solution of this long-lasting conflict. A peaceful settlement of the dispute would certainly serve the people of both India and Pakistan and the overall interests of South Asia as well. We are therefore hopeful for constructive and successful bilateral negotiations between India and Pakistan through which a final solution aiming at respecting the will and rights of the people in Jammu and Kashmir could be achieved," he said Though the OIC leadership has been in favour of peaceful settlement of the Kashmir issue its repeated utterances on the issue reflects its pro-separatists bias.Over the years it has been observed that the OIC usually remains mum whenever terrorists carry out deadly strikes in any part of the world.If the OIC is in favour of peace in South Asia its members should first of all ponder over the factors that have destabilised peace in the region.If its members carry out a sincere review of the reasons responsible for violence in the region they will find out that moral,material and diplomatic support provided to terrorists of various hues,especially to the Talibans and the Al Qaeda,has left Pakistan and Afghanistan a safe haven for terrorists who indulge in subversive violence.Hence the OIC could do a great service to the people in South Asian region if it initiates measures against those member states that patronise terrorists
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