Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Conference Professor Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu has met Pakistan's Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani, said an official statement. Gilani emphasized the need to adopt a holistic approach to meet the internal and external challenges confronting the Muslim Ummah. He said that concerted efforts are required to mobilize all available resources resting with the Islamic countries for the promotion of science and technology which is essential for their development and progress. The Prime Minister said that OIC has to re-establish its role as an effective and proactive body of the Islamic World. He appreciated the new Charter of OIC and expressed confidence that this would go a long way in improving the overall functioning of the Organization and gear it to meet the challenges of the 21st century. --MORE
