{"id":35522,"date":"2026-01-11T09:04:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T09:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=35522"},"modified":"2026-01-11T09:04:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T09:04:12","slug":"pakistan-urges-oic-unity-as-bloc-rejects-israels-recognition-of-somaliland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=35522","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan urges OIC unity as bloc rejects Israel\u2019s recognition of Somaliland"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Pakistan has urged the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the wider international community to unite in rejecting any actions that undermine Somalia\u2019s sovereignty and territorial integrity.<\/p>\n<p>The call was made by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar while addressing the 22nd Extraordinary Session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers in Jeddah on Sunday, according to Radio Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing the session, Dar described the meeting as a strong demonstration of collective solidarity with Somalia in the face of what he called Israel\u2019s blatant infringement on its sovereignty. He said Israel\u2019s recognition of the self-declared \u201cSomaliland\u201d as an independent state was a direct violation of Somalia\u2019s national unity and territorial integrity.<\/p>\n<p>Somaliland, located in northwestern Somalia, declared independence unilaterally in 1991 after the collapse of the central Somali government. While the region has its own administration, security apparatus and periodic elections, it has not been recognised as a sovereign state by the United Nations or any major international organisation.<\/p>\n<p>Read: Dar to attend OIC moot on Somaliland<\/p>\n<p>The federal government in Mogadishu has consistently maintained that Somaliland remains an integral part of Somalia. Israel\u2019s recognition of Somaliland has sparked controversy in Somalia and drawn criticism across Africa and the Muslim world.<\/p>\n<p>OIC member states had already firmly rejected Israel\u2019s move in December. In a joint statement, Pakistan, Jordan, Egypt, Algeria, Comoros, Djibouti, Gambia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Maldives, Nigeria, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, T\u00fcrkiye and Yemen said the recognition amounted to a blatant disregard of international law and the United Nations Charter, which safeguards the sovereignty and territorial integrity of states.<\/p>\n<p>At Sunday\u2019s session, the OIC again condemned Israel\u2019s actions and adopted a resolution convened at Somalia\u2019s request. The resolution rejected Israel\u2019s recognition of \u201cSomaliland\u201d, describing it as a flagrant violation of the internationally recognised borders of the Federal Republic of Somalia. The OIC reaffirmed its full support for Somalia\u2019s sovereignty and expressed unwavering solidarity with the Somali government.<\/p>\n<p>Also read: Muslim bloc backs Somalia sovereignty<\/p>\n<p>The OIC also passed a separate resolution on the situation in the Middle East, reaffirming that a just, lasting and comprehensive peace depends on Israel\u2019s complete withdrawal from all Palestinian territories occupied since 1967.<\/p>\n<p>The resolution stressed the Palestinian people\u2019s right to self-determination and called for continued efforts to sustain the ceasefire between Israel and Palestine, while urging further action in line with the United Nations Security Council\u2019s ceasefire resolution.<\/p>\n<p>According to the spokesperson at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, DPM\/FM Dar\u00a0also urged SG OIC Hissein Brahim Taha\u00a0to step up his efforts for the realisation of the right to self-determination of the Kashmiri people.<\/p>\n<p>On the sidelines of the meeting, Dar is also expected to hold bilateral talks with his counterparts from OIC member states to discuss regional and international developments and ways to strengthen cooperation.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan has urged the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the wider international community to unite in rejecting any actions that undermine Somalia\u2019s sovereignty and territorial integrity. The call was made by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar while addressing the 22nd Extraordinary Session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers in Jeddah [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35522","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=35522"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35522\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=35522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=35522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=35522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}