In a move that might irk India, Saudi Arabia will be calling for a meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) foreign ministers to discuss the situation in Kashmir.

While the dates are not confirmed, Pakistani media reports say that the same was conveyed by the Saudi foreign minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud during his visit to Islamabad and at a meeting with Pakistan foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi.

According to a statement on the meeting by the Pakistan Foreign Office, Qureshi raised the issue of India's abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, NRC and the "systematic targeting of minorities in India, particularly Muslims."

The statement added that the "two Foreign Ministers discussed OIC's role in the advancement of the cause of Kashmir."

This comes just a week after Saudi Arabia influenced Pakistan to not participate in a conference of Islamic nations hosted by Malaysia which was attended by Iran as well. While Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has been supporting Islamabad on all issues against India, Islamabad, a key mover of the summit, had backed out of the Kuala Lumpur summit at the behest of Riyadh.

Saudi Arabia had boycotted the forum. Pakistan used that as leverage to bring a move on Kashmir at the OIC. Earlier, on December 22, the OIC put out a strong statement expressing "concern" over issue of minorities in India, an issue that was pushed by Pakistan.

"The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has been closely following recent developments affecting Muslim minority in India. It expresses its concern over the recent developments pertaining to both the issue of citizenship rights and the Babri Masjid case. It reiterates its call to ensure the safety of the Muslim minority and the protection of Islamic holy places in India," said the statement by the Pakistan Foreign Office over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act in India.

India's August 5 decision to water down Article 370, impacting the status of Jammu and Kashmir, has received a lot of criticism from various quarters. But, interestingly, there has been very little support for Pakistan's efforts from the two major countries of the Islamic world, Saudi Arabia and UAE, because of the strategic partnership they have with India.

With the recent move to hold a discussion on Kashmir at OIC, that not so long ago hosted then External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj as chief guest at the OIC summit, this move will cause much heartburn in New Delhi.

A response from the Ministry of External Affairs is awaited.