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Quetta Voice is an English Daily covering all unfolding political, economic and social issues relating to Balochistan, Pakistan's largest province in terms of area. QV's main focus is on stories related to education, promotion of quality education and publishing reports about out of school children in the province. QV has also a vigilant eye on health, climate change and other key sectors.
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THE ORGANIZATION OF ISLAMIC COOPERATION (OIC) IS A UNITED BODY OF 57 MEMBER STATES THAT AIMS TO PROMOTE SOLIDARITY AND COOPERATION AMONG MUSLIM-MAJORITY COUNTRIES. THE OIC IS THE SECOND-LARGEST INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION IN THE WORLD, AFTER THE UNITED NATIONS, AND ITS MEMBER STATES ACCOUNT FOR OVER 1.8 BILLION PEOPLE, WHICH IS ROUGHLY 25% OF THE WORLD’S POPULATION.
THE OIC WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1969 AND IS HEADQUARTERED IN JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA. ITS PRIMARY OBJECTIVES INCLUDE PROMOTING ISLAMIC VALUES, PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF MUSLIM MINORITIES, AND SUPPORTING THE PALESTINIAN CAUSE. THE OIC ALSO WORKS TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC COOPERATION, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, AND SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS AMONG ITS MEMBER STATES.
THROUGH ITS VARIOUS ORGANS AND INSTITUTIONS, THE OIC PROVIDES A PLATFORM FOR MUSLIM-MAJORITY COUNTRIES TO COME TOGETHER AND ADDRESS COMMON CHALLENGES, WHILE ALSO PROMOTING PEACE, STABILITY, AND PROSPERITY IN THE MUSLIM WORLD. THE OIC HAS PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN PROMOTING ISLAMIC SOLIDARITY AND COOPERATION ON KEY ISSUES SUCH AS PALESTINE, KASHMIR, AND THE RIGHTS OF MUSLIM MINORITIES.
IN RECENT YEARS, THE OIC HAS ALSO FOCUSED ON PROMOTING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND COOPERATION AMONG ITS MEMBER STATES. THE OIC HAS ESTABLISHED A NUMBER OF INSTITUTIONS AND INITIATIVES AIMED AT PROMOTING TRADE, INVESTMENT, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE MUSLIM WORLD. THESE INCLUDE THE ISLAMIC DEVELOPMENT BANK, THE ISLAMIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, AND THE OIC INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION.
THE OIC HAS ALSO PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN PROMOTING PEACE AND STABILITY IN THE MUSLIM WORLD. THE OIC HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A NUMBER OF PEACE INITIATIVES AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION EFFORTS, INCLUDING THE OIC PEACE PROCESS FOR AFGHANISTAN AND THE OIC INITIATIVE FOR PEACE AND RECONCILIATION IN SYRIA.
IN ADDITION TO ITS WORK ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE AND STABILITY, THE OIC HAS ALSO FOCUSED ON PROMOTING SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE MUSLIM WORLD. THE OIC HAS ESTABLISHED A NUMBER OF INSTITUTIONS AND INITIATIVES AIMED AT PROMOTING EDUCATION, HEALTH, AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE MUSLIM WORLD. THESE INCLUDE THE OIC INSTITUTE OF EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL RESEARCH AND THE OIC HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION.
OVERALL, THE OIC PLAYS A CRUCIAL ROLE IN PROMOTING SOLIDARITY AND COOPERATION AMONG MUSLIM-MAJORITY COUNTRIES, WHILE ALSO WORKING TO PROMOTE PEACE, STABILITY, AND PROSPERITY IN THE MUSLIM WORLD. THROUGH ITS VARIOUS INSTITUTIONS AND INITIATIVES, THE OIC PROVIDES A PLATFORM FOR MUSLIM-MAJORITY COUNTRIES TO COME TOGETHER AND ADDRESS COMMON CHALLENGES, WHILE ALSO PROMOTING THE VALUES OF ISLAM AND THE INTERESTS OF THE MUSLIM WORLD.