Miliband visits the Faisal Mosque
ISLAMABAD: British Foreign Secretary David Miliband continued his visit to Pakistan on Sunday, with an early morning visit to Islamabad’s Faisal Mosque.
Miliband was met by mosque religious leaders and given a tour of the mosque complex, one of the largest in the world.
Faisal Mosque, Pakistan’s national mosque, can accommodate up to 300-thousand worshippers inside and in the surrounding grounds. The mosque is named after the late Saudi King Faisal bin Abdul Aziz who supported and financed the project.
Construction of the mosque began in 1976, after an international design competition was won by a Turkish architect. The Faisal Mosque doesn’t have the traditional dome design, but is based on a traditional Arab Bedouin tent, with a large prayer hall and four pencil-like minarets.
The walls of the mosque are decorated with mosaics and calligraphy by a famous Pakistani artist.
Miliband is in Pakistan to promote the forthcoming London conference on Afghanistan. It is his 6th visit to the country since becoming foreign secretary.
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