FM Qureshi calls for joint efforts of OIC countries to combat COVID-19.

ISLAMABAD -- Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Monday urged the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) countries to exert joint efforts to deal with the novel coronavirus pandemic, media reported.

During a telephonic conversation with OIC Secretary General Dr Yousef Bin Ahmad Bin Al-Othaimeen, FM Qureshi said that the Covid-19 pandemic has engulfed the entire world.

Both the leaders discussed the steps taken by the OIC to prevent the spread of the pandemic and the critical situation in occupied Kashmir in the context of this challenge.

FM Qureshi lauded the OIC secretary general's recent remarks regarding the finding of a solution to this pandemic challenge by research institutions and scientists.

Earlier on March 15, Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Information and Broadcasting...