PM leaves for UK, US visit

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday left for a visit to the UK and the US from Lahore to attend the UN General Assembly session in New York.

According to diplomatic sources, the prime minister would first reach London where he would stay for two days.

On September 23, they added, PM would leave for the US visit where he would address the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session on September 26.

In his address at the UN General Assembly, the prime minister will “reaffirm Pakistan’s steadfast commitment to multilateralism” and express support for the role of the UN in forging global peace, security, and prosperity.

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He will also emphasise the importance of addressing long-standing issues on the agenda of the UN Security Council, including the question of Palestine and Indian-held Kashmir.

The PM will also attend several high-level meetings on the sidelines of the UNGA session, including the high-level meeting on existential threats posed by sea-level rise and the UN Security Council’s open debate on leadership for peace.

The bilateral meetings with world leaders, meetings with the UN secretary-general, the president of the UNGA, and members of the Pakistani diaspora are also on the agenda of the prime minister’s visit.

The PM would return on September 28.