Speech by Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan at the Organization of Islamic Cooperation on March 22, 2022
Honorable foreign minister of China Wang Yi royal highnesses, honorable foreign ministers excellences, the prime minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan will deliver the keynote address. Ladies and gentlemen, let me begin by extending a warm welcome to you on this 48th meeting of the OIC's foreign ministers, which is taking place in Islamabad as we commemorate the 75th anniversary of our independence. The people of Pakistan are delighted that you are all here, and on this momentous occasion, I would like to extend a special congrats to our OIC members because of a recent achievement declaring March 15 as a day to combat Islam phobia, but I want to remind people why that day, in New Zealand, was when a shooter entered a mosque and killed 50 people. He did so because he believed that all Muslims were terrorists. Where did this Islam phobia originate from and why was it allowed to continue growing after September 11? Unfortunately, this narrative of Islamic terrorism and Islamic ...