Abstract
Thus OIC functioned in 1970s more effectively than today’s and its membership increased to 57 Islamic countries. OIC being as second largest organization faced the problem of failure not because of external pressure but just because of divergence of interests of member states. This divergence of interests further multiplies in the formation of Iranian and Saudi Arabian alliances and provoked Sunni-Shia differences. These differences helped these countries to establish their hegemony in their respective alliances on one hand and on the other hand these steps and policies made OIC a nominal body. However, a county like Pakistan which had both Sunni and Shai papulation and enjoying ideological freedom hardly remain out of both alliances and maintained balance of relationships among Iran and Saudi Arabia. Thus Pakistan is the Islamic power that can reinforce the spirit of OIC if the other major Muslim powers support Pakistan. The leadership of the Muslim world establish OIC with the objectives to promote unity among the Muslims on State level, to represent Muslims and to resolve the issues of the Muslim world. But the OIC seems to be moving for failure not because of external pressure but just because of the differences among the member countries i.e Iran and Saudi Arabia. In such circumstances the role of Pakistan is important to produce unity 182 among the Muslim world and re-impose the spirit of OIC i.e. Muslim unity and integration. This paper focuses the possible role of Pakistan for minimization of differences among OIC member countries.
Muhammad Abid Khan . (2019) OIC: The Role of Pakistan, Balochistan Review, Volume 1, Issue 1.
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