WASHINGTON: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari after missing a flight to New York from Dubai, touched down in Washington and headed to UN Headquarters ahead of 77th UN General Assembly session.

Bilawal was received by Pakistan’s Ambassador to UN Munir Akram, Pakistan’s Ambassador to United States Masood Khan, Consul-General in New York Ayesha Ali and officials of Pakistan mission to UN and Consulate General as he reached New York after a five-hour travel by road from Washington.  Sudden change in FM Bilawal’s schedule stirred confusion among Pakistani Embassy officials who were awaiting Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and foreign minister’s arrival in New York.

However, there were no details on what caused change of plan or reason behind FM Bilawal missing his flight.

He has a busy schedule, attending various high-level meetings and events, bilateral meetings with a number of his counterparts, media and think-tank interactions, besides chairing Group of 77 (developing countries) and China Annual Meeting of Foreign Ministers, OIC Annual Coordination Meeting of Foreign Ministers, and participation in meeting of OIC Contact Group on Jammu and Kashmir. He is scheduled to address a conference of world’s young foreign ministers on sidelines of UNGA session.

Published in The Daily National Courier, September, 20 2022

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