MULTAN:Multan Chamber of Commerce & Industry (MCCI) newly elected president, Khawaja Muhammad Hussain, extolled Prime Minister, Imran Khan, address to United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
Talking to reporter here, he informed that Imran Khan presented Pakistan’s point of view at UNGA in superb manner.
He stated that after a long time any leader of the country had spoken boldly at an international forum.
MCCI president said that In a wide-ranging address PM touched on the impacts of climate change, the ongoing fallout from the pandemic, and the need to achieve sustainable development for all.
He also warned of looming “serious repercussions” in the wake of the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan last month, not just for that country’s neighbours, but everywhere, Khwaja Hussain maintained.
Describing Islamophobia as a detrimental phenomenon that must be combatted collectively, he said and added that Imran Khan spoke of a post-9/11 tendency for xenophobic and violent nationalists, as well as extremists and terrorist groups to target Muslims.
PM called on the UN Secretary-General to convene a global dialogue on countering the rise of Islamophobia while simultaneously promoting interfaith harmony, MCCI president concluded.