Overview

• Shehbaz Sharif is set to address the General Assembly to spotlight Kashmir and the Gaza crisis while outlining Pakistan’s views on security, climate change, terrorism, Islamophobia and development.
• He will join a session of select Muslim leaders with US President Donald Trump for discussions on regional peace and security, according to Pakistan’s Foreign Office.
• Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar told the UN’s Beijing+30 meeting that pledges on women’s rights require scaled financing through national budgets, international cooperation and innovative partnerships.
• Dar cited Pakistan’s measures on women’s empowerment, including status-of-women commissions, gender‑based violence courts, women police stations, protective laws, and social programs such as BISP and the Prime Minister’s Youth Programme.
• On the sidelines, Dar held bilateral meetings with the GCC secretary general, Syria’s president and Canada’s foreign minister, and urged broader recognition of Palestine after joining a two‑state conference co‑hosted by France and Saudi Arabia.