PM Shehbaz met Trump at reception banquet on UNGA sidelines

PM Shehbaz met Trump at reception banquet on UNGA sidelines.

Key points

• News Desk Published October 1, 2026 Updated October 2, 2026 12: 31am.
• The UNGA debate ran from Sept 22 to 26, with a final sitting on Sept 28.
• Then, they additionally met at the inaugural gathering of the Board of Peace in Washington, DC in February.
• The PID shared photographs, published by the White House, of the two leaders standing together, smiling and shaking hands.
• During the interaction, the two leaders expressed mutual goodwill and shook hands, the APP report remarked, adding that the US president additionally embraced PM Shehbaz.

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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met United States President Donald Trump during the reception banquet hosted by the latter in honour of world leaders, on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York last month, according to details published by the Press Information Department (PID) on Thursday.

For context, the PID shared photographs, published by the White House, of the two leaders standing together, smiling and shaking hands. No further details regarding the interaction were provided.

Notably, the UNGA debate ran from Sept 22 to 26, with a final sitting on Sept 28. PM Shehbaz addressed the session on Sept 25 and was additionally mentioned by US President Donald Trump in his speech. This person called him a "terrific man". The premier additionally held bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the UNGA with world leaders, including Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.

In practice, the premier's official visit to New York, him session Trump and his participation in the UNGA debate came as Pakistan plays the role of a mediator for de-escalation between the US and Iran.

Earlier this year, PM Shehbaz and Trump were additionally together at the signing of the charter for the "Board of Peace" – which has been constituted primarily to provide a roadmap to end the Israeli assault in Gaza – in January.

State-run APP documented that an informal gathering was held between the two at the end of the summit.

Meanwhile, the premier had additionally met with Trump, alongside other world leaders, at a ceremony after the signing of a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas at the Sharm el-Sheikh Peace Summit in Egypt in October 2025.

Notably, the two leaders had met for the first time at the Oval Office in Washington on September 25, 2025 in which they discussed regional security and cooperation among other matters. This was additionally around a UNGA session.

While the US president was joined by Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the premier was accompanied by Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of the Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir.

Notably, the two sides had discussed regional security and cooperation along the lines of counter-terrorism, among other matters.

In short, PM Shehbaz met Trump at reception banquet on UNGA sidelines is the central thread here, and readers can expect follow-up reporting as the picture becomes clearer.