Pakistan, Jan. 12 -- When Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar addressed the extraordinary session of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Jeddah on Sunday, his message was direct and unambiguous: Israel's recognition of Somaliland was an act of "political aggression" that struck at the heart of international law and regional peace. He also forcefully rejected any notion of displacing Palestinians from their land, framing the episode as part of a broader assault on the norms that have kept fragile states intact.

This intervention has come against the backdrop of Israel's historic decision to become the first United Nations member state to formally recognise the Republic of Somaliland as an independent sovereign entity-a self-declared s...