PM Shehbaz departs for New York to attend 80th session of UNGA

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has left for New York from London to attend the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly.

At London’s Luton Airport, Pakistan’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Dr Muhammad Faisal, along with diplomatic staff, bid farewell to the Prime Minister.

The Prime Minister will address the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly.

He is likely to hold meetings with world leaders on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session.

Earlier, Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, flew into New York Sunday night to attend the high-level segment of the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly from 22-26 September 2025.

The Pakistan delegation will be led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who is scheduled to arrive here on Monday afternoon.

On his arrival, the DPM/FM was received by Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the UN, Ambassador Rizwan Saeed Shiekh, Ambassador of Pakistan to the United States, and senior officials of the Mission.

The DPM/FM will have a busy programme in New York.

Besides accompanying the Prime Minister to his many engagements, the DPM/FM will represent Pakistan in numerous ministerial and high-level meetings and also hold over a dozen bilateral meetings with his counterparts from around the world.