{
  "id": 9570429,
  "title": "PM Shehbaz meets Iranian President Pezeshkian on UNGA sidelines",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/pm-shehbaz-meets-iranian-president-pezeshkian-on-unga-sidelines",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T15:10:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2032361/pm-shehbaz-meets-iranian-president-pezeshkian-on-unga-sidelines"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif convened with his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian on Thursday, separate from the 81st United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York, as reported by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO). The meeting aimed to discuss Pakistan-Iran relations and the regional situation. Besides the two heads of state, foreign ministers Ishaq Dar and Abbas Araghchi, as well as Defense Minister Khawaja Asif and Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Tariq Fatemi, were in attendance. This conversation follows Pakistan's ongoing efforts to convince the United States and Iran to resume talks. Qatar is currently facilitating the direct diplomatic communication between the two nations in New York, while Pakistan is handling the parallel negotiations with Tehran as regional diplomatic activities intensify to prevent the present talks from failing. The timing of the PM Shehbaz's address to the UN General Assembly has been shifted to 12:30 AM Pakistan time on Friday, with further updates to follow.",
  "summary": "Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Thursday on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, according to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). They will discuss Pakistan-Iran relations and the situation in the region, the PMO said in a post on social media. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar,…",
  "key_points": [
    "PM Shehbaz Sharif met Iranian President Pezeshkian in New York",
    "Meeting discussed Pakistan-Iran relations and regional situation",
    "Diplomatic efforts aim to resume US-Iran talks"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "In meeting with Pezeshkian, PM Shehbaz stresses implementation of Islamabad MoU",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/in-meeting-with-pezeshkian-pm-shehbaz-stresses-implementation-of",
        "published": "2026-09-24T17:29:25.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}