President praised COMSTECH programmes and stated that COMSTECH is now one of the most active institutions in the OIC system.
Coordinator General COMSTECH, H. E. Prof. Dr. M. Iqbal Choudhary, met with Pakistan’s President on Wednesday afternoon at the President Secretariat in Islamabad. The President praised the COMSTECH Health Program for Africa and suggested that it be expanded to address the health issues that African and other OIC member states face during crises.
Prof. Choudhary briefed the President on the COMSTECH Health Program for Africa, the recent visit of the Secretary General of the OIC to the COMSTECH headquarters, the implementation of the 31st executive committee meeting’s decisions, the holding of the 16th general assembly meeting of COMSTECH, the announcement of the 20 fellowships for Kazakhstan, and the holding of the first rectors’ conference of the African alliance.
The President of Pakistan advised the Coordinator General, Prof. Choudhary, to launch a digital skills programme for OIC member countries so that the benefits of emerging ICT jobs can be realised as soon as possible. He stated that digital skills can help reduce unemployment in OIC states by providing youth with income-generating opportunities.
The President of Pakistan encouraged the continuation of these excellent initiatives and pledged his full support to COMSTECH programmes aimed at the socioeconomic uplift of the Ummah.
President praised COMSTECH programmes and stated that COMSTECH is now one of the most active institutions in the OIC system.
With 57 member states spread across four continents, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is the second largest intergovernmental organisation after the United Nations. The Organization is the Muslim world’s collective voice. It works to safeguard and protect the interests of the Muslim world in the spirit of promoting international peace and harmony among the world’s various peoples.
The Organization was founded on the decision of a historical summit held in Rabat, Kingdom of Morocco, on the 12th Rajab 1389 Hijra (25 September 1969) in response to the criminal arson of Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem.
The first meeting of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers (ICFM) was held in Jeddah in 1970, and it was decided to establish a permanent secretariat in Jeddah, which would be led by the organization’s secretary general. Dr. Yousef Ahmed Al-Othaimeen was appointed as the 11th Secretary General in November 2016.