Pakistan's President General Pervez Musharraf, who is also Chairman of the OIC Ministerial Standing Committee for Science & Technology (COMSTECH) has decided to postpone, due to the calamity caused by the October 8 earthquake, the upcoming 12th General Assembly Meeting of COMSTECH, scheduled for November 22-24, an official statement said. The associated events like 24th Meeting of COMSTECH Executive Committee, OIC Task Force Meeting and International Seminar on Strengthening Science in Africa have also been postponed for the same reason. The General Assembly Meeting will now be held on February 21-23 2006. While deeply regretting the inconvenience it may cause to the participating countries, COMSTECH expects that the entire OIC community would show its support and understanding in case of the situation that Pakistan is going through, the statement said.
