Overview

• Speaking to overseas Pakistanis in London, the prime minister said relations with India cannot normalize without resolving the Kashmir dispute and insisted any dialogue be on equal terms.
• He invoked Gaza’s devastation, citing reports of more than 64,000 Palestinian deaths, and framed self-determination for Palestinians and Kashmiris as essential to lasting peace.
• Pakistan’s UN ambassador urged the Security Council to demand an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, reiterating support for Palestinian self-determination.
• In a separate International Day of Peace message, Shehbaz Sharif called for eliminating root causes of conflict—poverty, rights abuses and intolerance—and for resolving disputes under UN Charter principles.
• He praised the overseas Pakistani community’s contributions and underscored Pakistan’s record in UN peacekeeping, while preparing to address the UN General Assembly on September 26 and join a special Gaza session.