Peer Muhammad Mazhar Saeed Shah, Information Minister of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Government, arrived in Istanbul on August 28 to participate in a major international conference focused on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza; he will also address the forum.

The Minister was received by senior leaders of the International Union of Muslim Scholars, including Muhammad Ali Bayyath, President Dr. Ali Mohiuddin Qara Daghi, Dr. Waleed Al-Haidari, and Syed Hassan Oglu. According to the organizers, more than 250 scholars from over 50 countries are participating in this gathering.

The international conference will continue until Friday, and participants are expected to issue a final declaration at the Hagia Sophia Mosque after Friday prayers on August 29.