Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar leaves for Jeddah to attend the open extraordinary ministerial meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Executive Committee PHOTO: X/FOREIGN OFFICE
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar left Islamabad for Saudi Arabia on Thursday to attend the open extraordinary ministerial meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Jeddah, scheduled from February 26 to 28, according to a Foreign Ministry record on X.
According to the post, “he will hold sideline meetings with colleagues from the OIC member states. During the visit, he will also make short visits to the holy cities.”
Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar @MIshaqDar60 has traveled from Islamabad to Saudi Arabia to attend the Open Extraordinary Ministerial Meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (#OIC) Executive Committee in Jeddah (February 26-28… pic.twitter.com/3EtSc0Xo8h
— Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Pakistan (@ForeignOfficePk) 26 February 2026
The session is expected to focus in particular on recent decisions and measures declaring lands in the occupied West Bank as Israeli property. Diplomatic sources said member states are likely to issue a strong condemnation.
On February 22, foreign ministers from Pakistan, Egypt, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Indonesia, Kuwait, Oman, Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Lebanon, Syria and Palestine, in a joint statement, along with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, the League of Arab States and the Gulf Cooperation Council, expressed “deep concern”.
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The concern centered on comments made by the US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, speaking to Tucker Carlson, suggesting he would not oppose Tel Aviv taking over much of the Middle East.
The ministers said Huckabee’s remarks contradicted “the vision set forth by US President Donald Trump as well as the comprehensive plan to end the Gaza conflict”, which they said aims to limit escalation and create a political path towards a settlement that secures an independent state for the Palestinians.
Dar, along with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Defense Chief Asim Munir, attended a meeting with the Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, in Doha on Tuesday, with discussions spanning bilateral cooperation and the evolving regional situation.
Although the Prime Minister’s statement regarding the Qatar visit did not explicitly spell out specific regional flashpoints, it is understood that the ongoing tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan, the Iran-US dispute and efforts around a Gaza peace plan figured in the discussions given the rapidly evolving security environment in the wider region.
