PM Kakar to leave for his first Foreign Policy tour abroad

PM Kakar to leave for his first Foreign Policy tour abroad

ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister An­waar Ul Haq Kakar will travel to UnitedStates next month to attend the 78th United Na­tions General Assem­bly(UNGA) sessions in New York.

Diplomatic sources told this scribe that the caretaker prime min­ister willbe accom­panied by a brief del­egation comprising Foreign Minister JalilAbbas Jilani and Infor­mation Minister Murta­za Solangi and few gov­ernmentofficials.

Kakar will arrive in New York on 19th of September and will stay tillSeptember 23. The prime minister will deliv­er his speech before UnitedNations General Assembly on 22nd September. This is the first time that acare­taker prime minister will be undertaking a foreign visit and willattend a Unit­ed Nations General Assem­bly meeting. According to thesources, the prime min­ister is expected to high­light Pakistan’s stance onJammu and Kashmir dis­pute and the latest human rights violations andatroc­ities in Indian Illegally Oc­cupied Jammu and Kash­mir. PrimeMinister Anwar Ul Haq Kakar will also high­light measures been taken by thegovernment of Paki­stan to address the climate change. During stay in NewYork, the prime min­ister is expected to meet several world leaders on thesidelines of the United Nations general Assembly sessions.