Pak PM to address UN General Assembly on Friday

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will attend the United Nations General Assembly in New York and address its annual session on Friday.

State-run Associated Press of Pakistan said the prime minister will leave for the US on Wednesday to address the UN General Assembly session.

The government has not said anything about the official engagements of Sharif in New York but he is expected to co-chair a panel a UN panel on peacekeeping in the world.