OIC Secretary General Commends Pakistan’s Contribution to COMSTECH

News Desk

 Islamabad: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Secretary General issein BrahimTahahas praised Pakistan, the host nation, for its unwavering dedication and generous support to the functioning of the Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH) Headquarters, which was established in Islamabad since 1981.

The Secretary General stated this while he visited the COMSTECH along with his ten-member delegation on Monday. COMSTECH Coordinator General Dr M. Iqbal Choudhary, along with his team, extended a very warm reception to the Secretary General and his team. Prof. Choudhary informed Hissein Brahim about the formation of COMSTECH, its vision and mission, past accomplishments, current programs, and future plans.

He also took the delegation on a tour of the COMSTECH facility and briefed them on the cutting-edge training facilities available at COMSTECH for OIC states’ capacity building. During the presentation of the COMSTECH report by the Coordinator General, Mr.Taha discussed different COMSTECH programs and their impact on the development of science and technology collaboration among the OIC member states. He also shared insightful thoughts and recommendations for inclusion in COMSTECH’s future plans.

Secretary General appreciated the current COMSTECH programs: the Consortium of Excellence, Palestine program, Yemen program, Africa program in health, fellowships program, International Foundation for Science (IFS) research grants program, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology(ICGEB) cooperation program, The World Academy of Sciences(TWAS) Science in Exile fellowship program, the research fellowships for OIC least developed countries (LDCs) program, and capacity-building webinars, workshops, conferences, and exhibitions.