Islamabad: Pakistan’s new Prime Minister Imran Khan will skip next month’s United Nations General Assembly session to focus his attention on the country’s economy, said his foreign minister, GulfNews reported.
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi will head the Pakistani delegation at the 73rd UN General Assembly session set to open on September 18, Gulf News reported.
“No, the prime minister is not going. I will lead Pakistani delegation,” Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi told reporters on Tuesday evening.
“The prime minister of Pakistan thinks that the present situation in country needs attention,” Qureshi told the media.
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