New york: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar will visit New York today to participate in the UN Security Council briefing on the situation in Palestine. The meeting will be chaired by the British Foreign Secretary in her capacity as President of the Security Council.

According to Radio Pakistan, during the briefing, the Deputy Prime Minister will reaffirm Pakistan's principled and consistent position on Palestine. On the margins of the visit, he will hold bilateral meetings with counterparts to discuss matters of mutual interest.