Overview
- Michelle Bachelet met Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar in Islamabad on Tuesday as part of her outreach to key U.N. members seeking support for the 2026 secretary‑general race.
- Pakistan used the meetings to call for upholding the U.N. Charter, strict implementation of Security Council resolutions and stronger multilateral action on peace, development and human rights.
- Senior Pakistani officials explicitly cited Jammu and Kashmir and the Palestine issue as disputes they want resolved through faithful application of U.N. resolutions.
- Bachelet praised Pakistan’s long record of U.N. engagement and peacekeeping, while other secretary‑general contenders have also courted Islamabad as it serves on the 15‑member Security Council.
- With formal Security Council deliberations approaching, Pakistan’s positions could shape which candidate wins the council’s recommendation and influence how the U.N. addresses Global South development priorities and conflict settlement.