Pakistan gears up for high-level diplomatic engagements at UNGA

Mettis Global reported that Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar is due in New York on Sunday for the 81st UN General Assembly session. At John F. Kennedy International Airport he was met by Permanent Representative Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, Ambassador Rizwan Saeed Sheikh, Consul General Aamer Ahmed Atozai and senior mission staff.

During the UNGA session, Dar will attend OIC meetings, including the Jammu and Kashmir contact group, where he plans to reaffirm Pakistan's backing for Kashmiris and their right to self-determination. He will also take part in OIC ministerial gatherings, Palestine-focused sessions, a Security Council briefing on artificial intelligence and a high-level meeting on pandemic preparedness. He is further set to chair the Economic Cooperation Organization Council of Ministers.

In New York, Dar is also expected to sit down with foreign counterparts from various nations, and he will travel alongside Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in top-level bilateral talks. The focus will be Pakistan's push for peace and stability in the region and beyond, as well as major regional and global challenges.