Addressing the inaugural session of the International Seerat Conference, Prime Minister Gilani said the 57-member Organisation of the Islamic Conference needs to be revitalized and made more effective to cope with the modern day challenges in all spheres.

Prime Minister Gilani said closer economic cooperation would help the Muslim countries to generate employment, utilise their natural resources to the fullest and human potential and develop infrastructure and industrial base.

He expressed the hope that the international scholars gathered for the event would urge their policy makers to think on these lines and pool their experiences and resources for the mutual benefit of the entire Ummah.