The visit comes as Pakistan has been actively involved in mediation efforts between the US and Iran aimed at ending the ongoing war in the region.
Dar will remain in the US from May 26 to 28, according to Pakistan’s foreign ministry.
During the visit, he is scheduled to participate in the high-level UN Security Council Open Debate titled “Maintenance of International Peace and Security: Upholding the Purposes and Principles of the UN Charter and Strengthening the UN-Centered International System,” convened under China’s presidency of the Security Council.
He is also expected to hold bilateral meetings with foreign counterparts and senior UN officials on the sidelines of the session.
On arrival in New York, Dar was received by Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, and Pakistan’s Consul General in New York, Aamer Ahmad Atozai.
Dar last travelled to Beijing to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping. The two countries are not only known to share an “all-weather friendship” but AP reported that China had helped Pakistan in its diplomatic engagements to negotiate talks.
Honoured to meet President Xi Jinping yesterday during Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s @CMShehbaz official visit to China. Exchanged warm sentiments and on the enduring and time-tested friendship between Pakistan and China.
Pakistan deeply values the strength of the… pic.twitter.com/fVlcdoc0Ee— Ishaq Dar (@MIshaqDar50) May 26, 2026
Last week, Dar was also mong a high-level delegation of Pakistani leaders who travelled to Tehran for talks with Iranian officials. He was with Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Seyed Asim Munir, and Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi.
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