Pakistan'sforeign policy revolves around three broadly defined objectives that are peace, development and promoting Islamic unity, Foreign Office spokesperson Abdul Basit has said.

Iran's Majlis (Parliament) Speaker Ali Larijani has called for the setting up of a permanent committee to find a practical solution to the Palestinian issue.

The head of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), Prof. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, has warned of a rise in Islamophobia in Europe, saying it would put Muslims and Europe on “collision course”. The problem of intolerance towards Muslims was “particularly acute” in Europe, Ihsanoglu said in an address to the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OCSE) at its Vienna headquarters.

In a meeting with thousands of teachers from across the country, Ayatollah Khamenei the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution said that teachers have a key role in educating innovative and pious individuals in the country. "The Iranian nation should achieve such progress that it can turn into an unquestioned authority for Muslim nations and intellectuals regarding various intellectual, scientific, political, and social matters. And this is the historical responsibility of the Iranian nation."