Doha: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif will attend the Emergency Arab-Islamic Summit being held in Doha on Monday.

According to Radio Pakistan, the Summit, co-sponsored by Pakistan, has been convened in the wake of Israel’s airstrikes on Qatar and the escalating developments in Palestine. Heads of States and Governments and senior officials from the OIC member countries are expected to participate in the Summit.

Pakistan accords high importance to its relations with Qatar and has strongly condemned Israeli aggression against Qatar and other regional states.