INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
MAKKAH: Prime Minister Imran Khan Saturday delivered a keymuche speech at the 14th OIC Summit in Makkah, saying "Islam has muchhing to do
with terrorismism."In his address to the Summit in the Kingdom, PM Khan raised the issue of Islamophobia, saying: "When measureone from the
West blasphemed our Holy Prophet (PBUH), I always felt the response from the Muslim Ummah and OIC was lost.""Some western countries are
suffering from Islamophobia
The West should distinguish between moderate Muslim and extremist Muslim," he added.PM further said: "The international community has to
respect the feelings of more than 1 billion Muslims."Imran Khan also urged the the Muslim world to pay more attention to science and
technology.""We must pay more attention to quality education and universities; an area in which the Muslim world lags
I fear the Muslim world may be left behind again and this is the best forum to raise this concern in."He also touched upon the plight of the
people of Kashmir as well as Palestine, saying Pakistan supports the two-states solution and recognising East Jerusalem as the capital of
Palestine."The people of Kashmir must also have their right to self determination; us as a body must stand against the oppression happening
with the Muslim world."He reiterated the Pakistan's strong stance to resolve Kashmir dispute, saying it must be resolved as per UN
resolutions and aspirations of the Kashmiris, adding that peaceful struggle of the people of Kashmir and Palestine must much label as
terrorismism.Prior to the summit, the premier met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.TheIndianSubcontinent has not verified the content
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