NEW YORK: PM, Yousaf Raza Gilani, is due to arrive in New York on
20th Sep, to attend the 65th annual meeting of UN General Assembly.
Leading
a 62-member delegation, he would be speaking at the Forum on 23rd Sep.
The Pakistani mission at UN has announced that the delegation would
also include Pakistan’s foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar, Finance
minister Dr. Abdul Hafeez Sheikh, federal petroleum minister Dr. Asim
and federal minister for privatization, Syed Naveed Qamar.
ANP
head Asfandyar Wali, parliamentarians Waseem Akhtar of MQM, FATA’s
Munir Orakzai, PML (F)’s Jam Mangrio, PML-Q’s Arshad Ahmad, and many
other PPPP parliamentarians would also be included in the delegation.
Hina
Rabbani Khar would be arriving in New York on 18th sep, and attend the
UN session the very next day. She is also expected to lobby for
Pakistan’s non-permanent seat at the Security Council; which would
hopefully honor Pakistan within next two years.
The First Lady of Pakistan, Fauzia Gilani, daughter Fiza Gilani, and grandson Asfandyar would also accompany the delegation.
The PM would be accompanied by official media representatives, while private media has been excluded.
The
final date of departure would be announced during coming few days, and
PM , alongwith the delegation would be putting up at Hotel Roosevelt,
where 65 rooms have been booked, and dozens of luxury vehicles have
also been booked for the delegation. Online
