Islamic counterterrorism coalition receives Pakistani delegates in Riyadh 

Pakistani delegates meet with Gen. Raheel Sharif during their visit to the Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition (IMCTC) headquarters in Riyadh on Wednesday, November 18, 2020. (Photo courtesy: IMCTC)
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Updated 19 November 2020
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Islamic counterterrorism coalition receives Pakistani delegates in Riyadh 

  • Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition is an intergovernmental antiterrorism alliance of Muslim countries
  • Coalition is led by former Pakistan army chief Gen. Raheel Sharif 

ISLAMABAD: The Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition (IMCTC) received a military delegation from Pakistan in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Wednesday.
The IMCTC is an intergovernmental antiterrorism alliance of Muslim countries formed in 2015, which is headquartered in Saudi Arabia. It has 41 member countries and former Pakistan army chief Gen. Raheel Sharif has been serving as the coalition’s commander in chief since 2017.
Pakistani delegates met with Gen. Sharif during their visit.
The IMCTC said in a tweet that it “looks forward to their contribution to IMCTC efforts and initiatives to counter terrorism.”

IMCTC acting secretary general Maj. Gen. Mohammed bin Saeed Al-Ghamdi welcomed the Pakistani delegates and “lauded the great role they are playing in the service of the initiatives of the coalition,” Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.