Islamabad, Oct 10: Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf will speak on moderation in the Muslim world when he addresses an Islamic summit in Kuala Lumpur next week, officials said today. Musharraf is due to leave for Malaysian capital on Wednesday where he joins other Muslim leaders at the 10th summit conference of the 56-nation Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC).
"President Musharraf will speak on the idea of enlightened moderation and closer cooperation among Muslim states to combat extremism and terrorism," a foreign ministry official told news agencies.
General Musharraf, who is also the Army's Chief, has pursued a tough agenda against extremism and religious terrorism at home since he rose to power four years ago in a bloodless coup.
He made Pakistan a key ally of Washington in the war on terror after the September 11 attacks in United States. Since then Pakistan has arrested more than 500 al-Qaeda and Taliban fugitives.

Today Musharraf told a group of Islamabad-based media from Muslim countries that the OIC should be restructured to make it a more vibrant body.

He said he would emphasise closer coordination among the Muslim nations to combat terrorism and extremism, according to media reports published here.
Bureau Report