OIC appoints special envoy for Kashmir

United Nations, Oct 2 (PTI) A grouping of 57 Islamic
countries, OIC, has appointed a special envoy for Jammu and
Kashmir, a move being seen as part of Pakistani efforts to
internationalise the issue.

The Organisation of Islamic Countries (OIC) made the
announcement in this regard following the meeting of its
Contact Group on Kashmir at the UN headquarters here.

The appointment of Abdullah Bin Adbul Rahman Al Bakr, a
Saudi national, as the Special OIC Envoy on Jammu and Kashmir
was welcomed by Hurriyat Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, who
also held a series of meetings with the leaders of the Muslim
countries raising the issue of alleged violations of human
rights in Kashmir.

The Mirwaiz said the appointment of the Special Envoy
would help resolve the Kashmir issue according to the
"aspirations" of the Kashmiri people.

The OIC Contact Group on Kashmir was addressed by
Foreign Ministers of Pakistan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Niger.

The Mirwaiz, PoK prime minister Sardar Yaqoob and Ghulam
Nabi Fai, head of the Washington-based separatist Kashmir
American Council, also addressed the meeting. (MORE) PTI