OIC stands for unity, justice and development Imran Khan.

The convening of the Islamic Foreign Ministers' Conference in Islamabad on the 75th anniversary of Pakistan's independence is an extraordinary display of Muslim solidarity with Pakistan. The Organization of Islamic Cooperation is the world's second-largest intergovernmental organization and represents the collective voice of the Islamic world. Over the years, the organization has proactively advanced the shared interests and objectives of the Islamic world. It has sought to promote international peace and security, understanding and dialogue among civilizations, cultures and religions, and to foster the noble Islamic values of peace, justice and mutual respect. The Islamabad meeting takes place at a critical moment in world history. Structures of the global security and economic order established in 1945 have been eroded by the repeated unilateral use of force, a new "cold war" and growing inequalities among and within nations, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the impact of climate change and the technology revolution. Islamic countries must carefully navigate these "new realities" and actively shape the emerging world order to realize their individual and collective interests. Toward that objective, they must first promote and preserve their own sovereignty and territorial integrity by upholding principles, avoiding involvement in great power rivalries, resolving inter-Islamic disputes, and preventing foreign interference and intervention. Second, as a force for peace with justice, the OIC must continue to support the just causes of Palestine and Kashmir for self-determination and liberation from foreign occupation. Although these goals are daunting, I am convinced that the arc of history bends toward justice. India's attempt to impose a final solution on Jammu and Kashmir, by robbing it of its identity, changing its demography and brutally repressing its people, will fail. Durable peace and stability in South Asia is contingent on pacific settlement of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute in accordance with the relevant resolutions of the UN Security Council and the wishes of the Kashmiri people. We seek friendly relations with all neighbors, including India. New Delhi should create the conditions conducive for a sincere and result-oriented dialogue with Pakistan and the Kashmiris, by reversing its unilateral measures in occupied Kashmir, including demographic changes, and halting its gross and widespread violations of human rights. After...