NEW YORK: Prime Minister Imran Khan on a week-long visit reached the United States on Saturday to attend the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
The main purpose of his visit is to highliht the issue of Kashmir. The Pakistani premier is scheduled to meet US President Donald Trump on September 23 before addressing the 74th session of the UN General Assembly on September 27.
Upon arrival, he was received by Pakistan’s permanent representative to UN Maleeha Lodhi, the Pakistan Ambassador to the US and other senior officials.
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Adviser on Finance Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, and Special Assistant on Overseas Pakistanis Zulfikar Bukhari are accompanying Prime Minister Khan on the visit.
The premier will lead the Pakistan delegation at the UN General Assembly session in New York from September 21-27. He will hold several bilateral meetings with his counterparts from various regions and participate in high-level UN summits on climate change, sustainable development, universal health coverage and financing for development.
