A high-level Pakistani delegation, led by former Foreign Minister and Pakistan Peoples Party President Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, will meet representatives of all 15 UN Security Council Member States, including the five permanent members today, Express news reported.
The Ni-Members Parliamentary Delegation is currently in New York to hold meetings with UN Secretary-General António Guterres, the president of the UN General Assembly and ambassadors for both regular and non-permanent members of the Security Council.
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The visit comes in the midst of renewed tension between Islamabad and New Delhi, causing Pakistan to intensify his diplomatic search on the international scene.
Bilawal, accompanied by Senator Sherry Rehman, arrived in New York ahead of the scheduled meetings.
The rest of the delegation including Hina Rabbani Khar, Dr. Musadik Malik, Khurram Dastgir Khan, Bushra Anjum Butt, Tehmina Janjua and Jalil Abbas Jilani are expected to arrive in phases.
According to sources, the committee led by Bilawal will meet members of the US Administration, Congress, Thinking Tanks and Media to inform them about Pakistan’s attitude to the escalating tensions with India.
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The purpose of the delegation is to highlight what it calls the fundamental causes of potential conflicts in the Pakistan India and raises concerns about India’s disinformation campaigns and foreign affected operations aimed at Pakistan.
The committee will also meet the United Nations Secretary General António Guterres in New York, followed by meetings with senior officials in the Trump administration in Washington.
A key focus will be the consequences of any disruption of the Indus Waters Treaty and its potential influence on regional security. “The parliamentary team will communicate how India’s provocations and disinformation threaten regional peace,” said a source who is familiar with the visit.
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The delegation is expected to remain in the United States until June 9, after which it travels to the UK and then continues to various European countries. Prominent members of the delegation include former Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar, the former envoy Jalil Abbas Jilani, Khurram Dastgir and Musadik Malik.
Following the ceasefire with India, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Bilawal appointed a high -level delegation that is tasked with presenting ‘Pakistan’s case for peace’ on recent Indian aggression to the international community.
The committee will collaborate with global leaders and institutions to raise awareness of India’s actions and Pakistan’s concerns about the Indus Waters Treaty. The government has also planned to send additional delegations to other countries as part of a wider diplomatic search.
