Prime Minister Imran Khan has regretted ditching the Kuala Lumpur Summit, held in Malaysia in December, saying that some countries, who are Pakistan's friends, had a misconception that the conference would divide the ummah.
He expressed these views while addressing a joint press conference after his meeting with Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad in Putrajaya. Prime Minister Imran Khan said he was 'sad' over not being able to attend the conference in Kuala Lumpur in the middle of December.
"Unfortunately, our friends, who are very close to Pakistan as well, felt that somehow the conference was going to divide the ummah. It was clearly a misconception because that was not the purpose of the conference as evident from when the conference took place."
In December last year, Prime Minister Imran Khan had pulled out of the Kuala Lumpur Summit of some 20 Muslim countries reportedly under pressure from Saudi Arabia.
The PM said that he was 'looking forward' to attending the conference because he felt that it is important that Muslim countries educate the West and other non-Muslim countries about Islam.
"All these misunderstandings, whether they are deliberate or whether they are by ignorance, [...] it is important that we the Muslim countries, educate them about the real message of our Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
He expressed these views while addressing a joint press conference after his meeting with Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad in Putrajaya. Prime Minister Imran Khan said he was 'sad' over not being able to attend the conference in Kuala Lumpur in the middle of December.
"Unfortunately, our friends, who are very close to Pakistan as well, felt that somehow the conference was going to divide the ummah. It was clearly a misconception because that was not the purpose of the conference as evident from when the conference took place."
In December last year, Prime Minister Imran Khan had pulled out of the Kuala Lumpur Summit of some 20 Muslim countries reportedly under pressure from Saudi Arabia.
The PM said that he was 'looking forward' to attending the conference because he felt that it is important that Muslim countries educate the West and other non-Muslim countries about Islam.
"All these misunderstandings, whether they are deliberate or whether they are by ignorance, [...] it is important that we the Muslim countries, educate them about the real message of our Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).