Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar will not proceed to New York for the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

In a statement on Saturday, Foreign Office (FO) Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said that he will not proceed to New York due to some important upcoming diplomatic engagements and the ongoing preparations for the 23rd Meeting of the Council of the Heads of Government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).

However, Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif’s programme for participation in the UNGA Session remains unchanged.