Prime Minister Imran Khan left Saudi Arabia on Friday for New York to attend the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly, during which he is slated to meet several heads of states and governments, and attend various summits.
The prime minister will lead the Pakistan delegation during the high-level week of the session from September 21 to 27, the Foreign Office said in a statement.
He will deliver his address to the UNGA on September 27. Khan will share Pakistan’s perspective on the Jammu and Kashmir dispute, its current human rights situation and related dimensions.
Prime Minister Imran Khan arrives Saturday morning on Mission Kashmir to a packed program at #UNGA74 He will be the voice of the Kashmiri people at the UN. In addition to his GA address he will also speak at Asia Society &Council on Foreign Relations pic.twitter.com/rqYAunBpTy
— Maleeha Lodhi (@LodhiMaleeha) September 21, 2019
Maleeha Lodhi, Pakistan’s ambassador to the UN, took to Twitter to announce that PM Khan will be coming to New York Saturday morning on “Mission Kashmir”. She said the UNGA will be a packed programme and that the premier will also speak on foreign relations at the Asia Society & Council.
