Overview

• At an OIC session in New York, Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar demanded an immediate, unconditional, and permanent Gaza ceasefire, safe aid corridors, and an international protection mechanism.
• Pakistan endorsed the high‑level conference’s New York Declaration and urged more capitals to recognize Palestine after new recognitions by France, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and Portugal.
• Dar said Pakistan will use its 2025–26 UN Security Council seat to seek accountability, a halt to forced displacement and settlements, respect for ICJ rulings, and full backing for UNRWA.
• Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met Austria’s chancellor and Kuwait’s crown prince to deepen cooperation and publicly praised President Donald Trump’s role in the Pakistan‑India ceasefire.
• Pakistan broadened its outreach at UNGA through meetings with the GCC secretary general, Syria’s president, and the foreign ministers of Canada and Hungary, alongside a renewed pledge on gender equality at the Beijing+30 review.