Archive · 6 Oct 2026
Guterres Arrives in Pakistan for Meetings with Top Leadership
Antonio Guterres, who leads the United Nations, arrived in Islamabad on October 6.
He is visiting Pakistan until October 8.
Pakistan’s Acting Foreign Secretary welcomed him.
Guterres is expected to meet the country’s president, prime minister and other senior leaders.
He will also visit a United Nations observer group’s headquarters.
Another part of the visit is a briefing about disaster management.
Pakistan says it will discuss world and regional issues, peace, and preparing for disasters.
The visit is also a chance for Pakistan and the United Nations to talk about working together.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived in Islamabad on October 6 for an official visit running through October 8.
He was received by Acting Foreign Secretary Ambassador Nabeel Muni.
Guterres is scheduled to meet President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Field Marshal Asim Munir.
His itinerary includes the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan headquarters and a briefing at Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority.
Pakistan says the visit will include discussion of regional and international developments, multilateralism, peace and security, disaster preparedness and early warning.
- Who
- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Pakistan’s senior leadership.
- What
- Guterres’s official visit to Pakistan, including planned leadership meetings and other engagements.
- When
- October 6–8; he arrived on October 6.
- Where
- Islamabad and other locations in Pakistan.
- Why
- To discuss regional and international developments and Pakistan-United Nations cooperation, including multilateralism, peace and security, and disaster preparedness.
- Visitor
- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
- Visit dates
- October 6–8
- Arrival
- Guterres arrived in Islamabad on October 6
- Welcomed by
- Acting Foreign Secretary Ambassador Nabeel Muni
- Invitation
- Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar
- Planned engagements
- Meetings with Pakistan’s senior leaders, a visit to UNMOGIP headquarters and a briefing at the National Disaster Management Authority
- Topics
- Regional and international developments, multilateralism, peace and security, disaster preparedness and early warning