Dar reviews security, logistics for OIC Women’s Conference in Pakistan
The committee also discusses measures to ensure ‘seamless conduct and successful hosting of the Conference’
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Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Wednesday chaired the sixth meeting of the High-Level Committee to review final preparations for the 9th Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Ministerial Conference on Women, which Pakistan will host on July 12-13, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said on X.
According to the ministry, the meeting reviewed the final phase of preparations, including the draft programme, conference agenda, protocol, security and logistical arrangements, media and communication strategy, inter-ministerial coordination, and other organisational matters.
The committee also discussed measures to ensure “the seamless conduct and successful hosting of the Conference,” which will bring together representatives of the OIC’s 57 member states to strengthen cooperation on women’s empowerment, inclusion and sustainable development.
Dar appreciated the progress made by the Ministry of Human Rights and directed all relevant stakeholders to maintain close coordination and ensure the timely completion of the remaining arrangements, the ministry said.
The meeting was attended by Federal Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights Azam Nazeer Tarar, Federal Minister for IT and Telecommunications Shaza Fatima, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Tariq Bajwa, Foreign Secretary Amna Baloch, Secretary Human Rights Abdul Khaliq Shaikh, and other senior officials.
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Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
