Overview

• Pakistan’s Foreign Office said Shehbaz Sharif will attend the high‑level 80th UN General Assembly session starting this week and will urge action on Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir and the Gaza crisis.
• The FO also outlined a packed agenda of side events, including Security Council meetings and a planned session with select Islamic leaders and US President Trump.
• Addressing overseas Pakistanis in London, Shehbaz said relations with India cannot be normalised and talks will not proceed unless the Kashmir dispute is resolved, adding any dialogue must be on equal terms.
• In messages for the International Day of Peace, he reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to peace and justice, arguing that lasting stability requires tackling root causes such as poverty, rights abuses and intolerance.
• He lauded the diaspora’s large remittances and diplomatic role, while citing recent hostilities and a subsequent ceasefire with India to assert defensive readiness alongside an offer of conditional dialogue.