Archive · 13 Sep 2026
Pakistan PM Sharif to meet Trump during UN General Assembly
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is expected to meet US President Donald Trump in New York.
The meeting is planned for September 23, during a large United Nations gathering.
Trump and Melania Trump are hosting a dinner for leaders from different countries.
Sharif is expected to attend the dinner.
He will also speak to the United Nations on September 25.
He may discuss a disagreement with India over a water-sharing treaty.
India suspended the treaty after an attack in Pahalgam, while Pakistan denies supporting the attack.
Sharif may also talk about a new defense agreement involving Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye.
Shehbaz Sharif is scheduled to meet US President Donald Trump on September 23 during the UN General Assembly session.
Trump and First Lady Melania Trump will host a reception dinner for world leaders at New York’s Lotte New York Palace Hotel.
Sharif is expected to address the UN General Assembly on September 25, after arriving in New York on September 22.
He is expected to raise India’s suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty and Pakistan’s rejection of Indian allegations over the Pahalgam attack.
Sharif may also highlight the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement among Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye.
- Who
- Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and US President Donald Trump are scheduled to meet.
- What
- Sharif is expected to meet Trump, attend a leaders’ dinner and address the United Nations General Assembly.
- When
- The meeting and dinner are scheduled for September 23; Sharif is scheduled to address the General Assembly on September 25.
- Where
- The dinner is scheduled at the Lotte New York Palace Hotel in New York, alongside the UN General Assembly session.
- Why
- The meeting will provide an opportunity for the leaders to interact, while Sharif is expected to present Pakistan’s positions on the Indus Waters Treaty and regional security.
Pakistan’s position
India’s position
Indus Waters Treaty
Pakistan’s position
Pakistan is expected to raise India’s decision to place the 1960 treaty in abeyance and says it rejects India’s allegations concerning cross-border terrorism.
India’s position
India placed the treaty in abeyance in April 2025 after the Pahalgam attack, saying it would remain suspended until Pakistan credibly and irrevocably ended its support for cross-border terrorism.
Pahalgam attack allegations
Pakistan’s position
Pakistan has denied involvement in the attack and rejected India’s allegations.
India’s position
India linked its decision on the treaty to the attack, in which 26 civilians were killed, and its allegation that Pakistan supports cross-border terrorism.
- Meeting date
- September 23
- UN address
- September 25
- Dinner hosts
- US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump
- Dinner venue
- Lotte New York Palace Hotel, Madison Avenue, New York
- Main diplomatic issue
- India’s placing the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance
- Additional issue
- The Makkah Joint Defence Agreement among Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye
- UN session
- The 81st General Debate is scheduled for September 22–26 and September 28
