PM to attend climate summit today

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will visit Baku, Azerbaijan on November 12-13 to participate in the "World Leaders' Climate Action Summit" of the 29th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29).

The PM will be accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar and other senior officials, the Foreign Office said in a statement on Monday. The prime minister will address the World Leaders Climate Action Summit on 13 Nov and attend several high-level events on the sidelines of the summit, besides, he will hold bilateral meetings with world leaders.

Several high-level events and roundtable discussions hosted by Pakistan will also take place at the Pakistan Pavilion during COP29.