PM Shehbaz leaves for New York to represent Pakistan at 77th session of UNGA
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday departed for New York to represent Pakistan at the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), which will be held from September 20 to September 26.
The premier attended the final rites of Queen Elizabeth II in London earlier in the day. He met King Charles III during a reception hosted by the latter for visiting dignitaries.
After attending the funeral, the PM left for New York and is expected to arrive later tonight.
He will be received by Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN Munir Akram, Pakistan’s Ambassador to Washington Masood Khan and other senior officers at the John F Kennedy International Airport.
On Tuesday (Sep 20), PM Shehbaz will meet French President Emmanuel Macron and Spanish President Pedro Sánchez.
A meeting with President of the European Council Charles Michel and participation in the Global Food Security Summit to be hosted by the president of Senegal and the African Union will also be on the PM's agenda.
On September 21, he would meet Managing Director of International Monetary Fund Kristalina Georgieva, President of World Bank David Malpass, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi.
Besides meeting with the UNGA president, the prime minister would also attend a dinner reception to be hosted by US President Joe Biden.
Meetings with Microsoft founder Bill Gates, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Chinese President Premier Li Keqiang and Japanese PM Fumio Kishida will also be a part of the prime minister’s engagements.
On September 23, the prime minister would address the UNGA session, where his speech will focus on challenges faced by Pakistan in wake of the recent climate-induced catastrophic floods in the country.
Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar, Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif and Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb will accompany the prime minister during his trip alongside other senior officials.
This year’s General Assembly is particularly significant because this will be the first in-person summit of world leaders at the United Nations since 2019. The 2020 and 2021 sessions were converted into virtual meetings because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Sep 19, 2022 10:13pm
PM is on great vacation needs the break from tension given by Imran Khan and the dealing with flood. Yea have a good time
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Sep 19, 2022 10:15pm
NO meeting with Indian PM Shri Narendra Modi in New York..
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Sep 19, 2022 10:15pm
SS struggles with simple 2+2 math. What will he deliver!!
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Sep 19, 2022 10:19pm
People are dying of hunger and Neutral-sponsored thieves are enjoying private-jet trips around the world.
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Sep 19, 2022 10:19pm
Cry and cry till you succeed.
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Sep 19, 2022 10:20pm
Pakistan leadership has to start focusing on growth and progress. And stop using religion politics, Kashmir Taliban etc.... Just unifocus on growth of its population and country.
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Sep 19, 2022 10:21pm
Have a good vacation Ladies and Gentlemen, while one third Pakistan is under flood water!
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Sep 19, 2022 10:22pm
What a waste of public money, Alas!
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Sep 19, 2022 10:23pm
Lets get ready for some more expected blunders...
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Sep 19, 2022 10:34pm
Here are the topics he is going to speak at UNGA:
1. Give Pakistan more $$$$ under pretext of geological situation and now flooding - 1 Min.
2. Kashmir - 29 Min.
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Sep 19, 2022 10:35pm
Well he went to the SCO summit and asked the leaders there to work on unfreezing of Afghanistans assets (which are frozen by the US). He will not ask this of the US though. What can we expect from this visit other more embarrassment for the country.
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Sep 19, 2022 10:36pm
In Pakistan Politicians only job is traveling.
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Sep 19, 2022 10:42pm
What a grave, gruesome, grisly, grim, ghastly and great tragedy?
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Sep 19, 2022 10:49pm
Best wishes SS. Make a good speech and constructive discussion.
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Sep 19, 2022 10:55pm
What is this man doing flying all over the world while his country is dealing with the worst natural calamity in decades. No wonder the people of Pakistan are showing up in such massive numbers at Imran Khan's rallies.
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Sep 19, 2022 10:59pm
Just shameful as can be. Rather then stay in Pakistan to help manage the disaster due to the floods this prime minister is flying all over the world enjoying himself while the poor people of Pakistan, which he claims to represent, are suffering the worst of consequences.
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Sep 19, 2022 11:00pm
Do you have no shame Sir, do you have no shame?
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Sep 19, 2022 11:02pm
I am wondering what will he deliver.
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Sep 19, 2022 11:03pm
Let's see what will he bring in favor of the country.
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Sep 19, 2022 11:04pm
But he didn't visit to those Queens who lost their lives due to flood.
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Sep 19, 2022 11:14pm
This time he will entertain the UNGA
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Sep 19, 2022 11:16pm
To talk about his 40 billion Rs scam?? This compromised neutral is no good for this country
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Sep 19, 2022 11:18pm
Does he have anything better to do. Nero was playing the fiddle when Rome was on fire, Shehbaz is vacationing when Pakistan is in deep waters.
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Sep 19, 2022 11:19pm
Shabazz Sharif is going to represent 9km area of Pakistan.
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Sep 19, 2022 11:20pm
Make hay while the sun shines. Enjoy foreign trips by meeting your brother and spending time along with other heads of states. NAB cases against you and other PDM leaders have been withdrawn. Now you are free man. Enjoy it. Poor flood victims and poor people of country are fighting for survival.
Important personalities of different institutions are making full use of this time by enjoying foreign trips not for masses welfare but for personal delight.
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Sep 19, 2022 11:22pm
Do not make of IK who wasted last UNGA with useless rhetorics. Whom will he meet ? African leaders? Or same old Turkey, Malaysia etc ?
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Sep 19, 2022 11:27pm
There was no need for this trip since Bilawal was already there - All this at the expense of the Pakistani Tax Payer. Staying in a $4000.00 per night hotel
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Sep 19, 2022 11:50pm
Bilawal is already there working on promoting himself with American officials as a better choice, while at the same time trying to bypass and disassociate himself with the Crime minister after his cozying dialog with Putin in central Asia SCO meeting.
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Sep 19, 2022 11:54pm
Pakistan is the only country that takes its annual UN address so seriously.
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Sep 20, 2022 12:02am
What an embarrassment of a PM.
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Sep 20, 2022 12:05am
@M. Emad , Pakisthan will never develope without help of India. Then decide your fate of country progress problem? Mr.Narendhra Modi ji is a great human and also for world peace. Pakisthan always promoting only violences is true.
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Sep 20, 2022 12:07am
Does he realize that most of the world leaders will be looking at him as a criminal and looter PM? Some will probably ignore him, the way his brother Nawaz, was ignored in DEVOS Switzerland.
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Sep 20, 2022 12:08am
He should be in Pakistan, these crooks have been in power for the majority of the last 30 years and have only completely ruined the country and stole public money and while people are dying his gonna shine some shoes at he UN, these are despicable human beings
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Sep 20, 2022 12:09am
Bilawal Ali Bhutto and Hina Rabbani Khar affaires are they always together lovers as previous Zardhari government? Most of pPakisthan politicians are corrupted and liars looting & spending tax payers people money also foreign Loans all are corrupted by these giants money mongeours ! ! !
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Sep 20, 2022 12:18am
@Secular, He’s not on vacation. Today Pakistan is brink of deep setback. The corruption, bad decisions ,
huge loans secured , and Pakistan under great pressures to repay the debts. The recent floods have created a stage of Force Majeure , needs to be addressed as per usual international financial practices. All the debts needs to be waived & write off, such that Pakistan stands on feet.
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Sep 20, 2022 12:19am
Is he PM or FM ? Bilawal or Shahbaz one of them is redundant
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Sep 20, 2022 12:21am
@M. Emad , NO meeting with Indian PM Shri Narendra Modi in New York..
Modi cant speak english
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Sep 20, 2022 12:22am
@ANSER C AZIM, SS struggles with simple 2+2 math. What will he deliver!!
2+2 delivers Rs 40 billion ,shebaz maths
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Sep 20, 2022 12:22am
@Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad, what????
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Sep 20, 2022 12:34am
Junket after junket travel. Guess staying at posh hotels and giving speeches beats doing hard work at home to resolve the present crisis.
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Sep 20, 2022 12:38am
@Raj, tall order to ask.
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Sep 20, 2022 12:41am
@Imran, Imran was doing the same too!
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Sep 20, 2022 12:43am
@Raj, wonder if constructive discussion will ever bring in the $$$.
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Sep 20, 2022 12:43am
Another embarrassment is on the cards..
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Sep 20, 2022 12:44am
Not elected please do not embarrass Pakistan. Everything goes in
Pakistan not abroad.
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Sep 20, 2022 12:44am
@M. Emad ,
Modi is defined by a Former Pakistani PM as a Nazi, Fascist, RSS member, abolisher of Article 370 of Indian Constitution. Why should Modi meet now Pakistani PM.
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Sep 20, 2022 12:46am
after a gap of 4 long years, finally a serious PM in office.
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Sep 20, 2022 12:46am
@ANSE R C AZIM, He needs more money for his family.
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Sep 20, 2022 12:46am
Busy agenda...meeting some of the global movers and shakers. Hope he does a good job. Lots of qualified people in his entourage
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Sep 20, 2022 12:48am
@Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad, He cannot go to court because of back trouble but ready to go to US. Maulana better speaker but they are ashamed of him.
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Sep 20, 2022 12:49am
I pray for the prime minister to have a successful tour.
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Sep 20, 2022 12:50am
Send some person who can think logically and intelligently to represent Pakistan.
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Sep 20, 2022 12:51am
Another embarrassment coming for Pakistanis. Thanks to neutrals
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Sep 20, 2022 12:56am
@M. Emad , Like his brother he would sneak around & see Modi
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Sep 20, 2022 12:56am
All the thieves got together to decide about the future how to rob more.
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Sep 20, 2022 12:57am
World knows he is an installed PM of Pakistan
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Sep 20, 2022 01:00am
Making a good speech is not the forte of Sharifs. Making money is.
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Sep 20, 2022 01:06am
Meeting his absconding brother was more important than UN visit. A closed-door meeting with Sharif absconders focused on how to get back supremo Nawaz in Pakistan.
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Sep 20, 2022 01:15am
Kashmir, Kashmir, Kashmir. Floods, floods, floods. We are victim. Give us aid.
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Sep 20, 2022 01:20am
@M. Emad , Pakistan needs to make an appointment with Modi and if Modi wishes to meet you, he will.
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Sep 20, 2022 01:20am
Only talk about India and Kashmir
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Sep 20, 2022 01:28am
Pakistan is drowning but our shameless and heartless leaders are on a world tour.
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Sep 20, 2022 01:42am
The entire PDM is on world tour. These are unconscionable crooks.
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Sep 20, 2022 01:43am
Spending public money on trips to London and New York is important instead of focusing on addressing flood victims. When you do not care about poor Pakistanis it shows
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Sep 20, 2022 02:00am
Any elected leader who does not sit in Parliament should be disqualified for life .... Make our democracy strong... enough of brinkmanship ..
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Sep 20, 2022 02:06am
Action packed agenda. Climate change should be the focus in wake of the current floods. Good Luck.
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Sep 20, 2022 02:32am
@Imran,
He is busy spending those poor people's hard earn tax dollars by stay at about RS 10 lacs per night per room along with his entourage and spending. Ask for his expenses of gor full entourage and you will be appalled.
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Sep 20, 2022 02:44am
Spanish President Pedro Sánchez? He is the PM
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Sep 20, 2022 03:05am
This is a great opportunity for him to ask for alms for the flood situation in his nation.
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Sep 20, 2022 03:08am
Typical mindset and pastime of the corrupt ruling elite: running away from people and their problems and sufferings!
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Sep 20, 2022 03:35am
They love representing 230 million people while can't even talk in front of other leaders. How much greedy are you guys.
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Sep 20, 2022 03:49am
He is doing Foreign Minister's job.
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Sep 20, 2022 03:59am
You are not fully aware of this Imported Government activities. Here you have a recent example:
Just look at who is accompanied with the PM, Khuaja Asif (Defence Minister), Tariq Fatimi (Special Assistant to PM on Foreign Affairs), Maryam Aurangzeb (Information Minister) but no Foreign Minister of the country Bilawal Zardari.
More interestingly, Mayam Aurangzeb, Khuaja Asif and Tariq Fatimi are disappeared after landing at Luton Airport and not seen in any of the meetings with Nawaz Sharif.
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Sep 20, 2022 04:05am
SS is wasting tax money.
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Sep 20, 2022 04:08am
While 33 million people are drowned and homeless, the prime minister is enjoying foreign trips. Isn't it a strange behaviour.
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Sep 20, 2022 04:32am
@Zoltar, you meant , election, election until IKN gets rejection
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Sep 20, 2022 04:42am
When will the near-death people of Sind be able get the attention of the B. Zardari and S. Sharif?
When will this foreign recess and retreat end? When will there be any mercy in hearts to not waste the Pakistani money?
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Sep 20, 2022 04:43am
@ANSER C AZIM, “ SS struggles with simple 2+2 math. What will he deliver!!”
People don’t elect by college degrees.
He just has to read the drafted agenda. BTW he is a businessman and understands maths very well.
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Sep 20, 2022 04:45am
Our best wishes to our PM MSS and his cabinet. Please make Pakistan great again and pass through difficult times . We have a life time to pick fights among us but this is NOT the time now.
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Sep 20, 2022 04:47am
Begging team going to NY to get more handouts.
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Sep 20, 2022 05:13am
SS is the traveling PM. What is the output?
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Sep 20, 2022 05:13am
What a pity that we are represented by a criminal.
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Sep 20, 2022 05:15am
@ANSER C AZIM, No sir SS is very good at 10 Billion plus ten billion +10 Billion and so on
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Sep 20, 2022 05:21am
Good vacation as usual. Working hard for people of Pakistan
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Sep 20, 2022 05:31am
@Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad, which one?
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Sep 20, 2022 05:32am
@Raj, they can’t. It is easier to do what they are doing. Wanting to and doing what Modi is doing is a lot of work. Do you believe Pakistani leaders are capable of that?
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Sep 20, 2022 05:36am
Very Prime Ministerial from SS, well done as opposed to lecturing by IK and creating enemies everywhere
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Sep 20, 2022 06:01am
Lower to lowest approaching for Pakistan.
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Sep 20, 2022 06:28am
@M. Emad , who needs to meet with the butcher of gujrat
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Sep 20, 2022 06:36am
Men went to Uzbekistan to shake just hand with Putin ,then went immediately to funeral of Queen in UK and now ready to go New York for doing nothing just another handshake with UN president.
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Sep 20, 2022 07:24am
Time to beg & cry again at world forum
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Sep 20, 2022 07:26am
He is carrying a huge load of baggage of his reputation. Does anyone doubts hand shakers don't know about him.
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Sep 20, 2022 07:28am
@Akhtar Shah, Keep Praying. lots of lots of praying
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Sep 20, 2022 07:30am
Go and spend our money. People are dyeing because there is no food and he is spending money visiting countries
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Sep 20, 2022 07:49am
Most people here who are criticizing SS for a productive UNGA visit will be praising if it was IK. Hypocrisy at its peak
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Sep 20, 2022 07:49am
@M. Emad , Need not to meet terrorist Modi.
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Sep 20, 2022 07:57am
Unelected criminals on bail shouldn’t represent Pakistan!
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Sep 20, 2022 08:07am
@gt, trip should cost on a few hundred thousand dollars while the people die of hunger, disease and thirst. These selected ones are utter disgrace to humanity.
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Sep 20, 2022 08:09am
Pakistan is not in good hands at UNGA.
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