PM Shehbaz Departs New York After UNGA Address

News Desk

Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif departed from New York on Thursday evening for London, en route to Pakistan, after a week-long visit to the United States where he led the national delegation to the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

During the visit, the prime minister also travelled to Washington, where he met US President Donald Trump at the White House. Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Syed Asif Munir accompanied him during the meeting.

At John F. Kennedy International Airport, PM Shehbaz was seen off by Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, Ambassador to the United States Rizwan Saeed Sheikh, along with senior officials from the Pakistan Mission and Consulate General.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar and Information Minister Attaullah Tarar also departed with the prime minister.

This marked the third time that PM Shehbaz led Pakistan’s delegation to the 193-member Assembly.

Before his departure, he addressed the General Assembly, outlining Pakistan’s stance on key global issues. In his wide-ranging speech, he reaffirmed that Pakistan would continue to stand for peace, justice, and development, advocating for a reinvigorated UN and cooperative, fair, and inclusive multilateralism.

On the sidelines of UNGA, the prime minister held meetings with world leaders, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, and heads of international financial institutions, where he discussed challenges facing Pakistan and the government’s efforts to address them.