Overview

• Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif attended the UNGA opening and a US–Qatar co-hosted Arab‑Islamic session where President Donald Trump met eight Muslim leaders to discuss Gaza, after which Shehbaz had an informal exchange with the US president.
• The Gaza meeting focused on de‑escalation and humanitarian steps, and no joint action plan was announced, according to contemporaneous coverage.
• Shehbaz praised Trump and his team for facilitating the recent Pakistan–India ceasefire and held separate meetings with Austria’s chancellor and Kuwait’s crown prince to deepen cooperation in trade, tourism, investment and regional issues.
• The prime minister’s program includes engagements at the UN Security Council, the Global Development Initiative and a high‑level climate event, with planned meetings with the World Bank president and the IMF managing director.
• Deputy PM/FM Ishaq Dar urged wider recognition of Palestine, noted Pakistan’s 1988 recognition, met GCC, Syrian, Canadian and Hungarian counterparts to expand ties, and reaffirmed domestic reforms for women including status commissions, GBV courts, women police stations and protective laws.