Bilawal misses New York flight, flies to Washington instead ahead of UNGA session.

WASHINGTON -- Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, after missing a flight to New York from Dubai, touched down in Washington and headed to the UN Headquarters ahead of the 77th UN General Assembly Session.

Bilawal was received by Pakistan's Ambassador to the UN Munir Akram, Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States Masood Khan, Consul-General in New York Ayesha Ali, and officials of the Pakistan mission to the UN and the consulate general as he reached New York after a five-hour travel by road from Washington.

The sudden change in FM Bilawal's schedule stirred confusion among Pakistani embassy officials who were awaiting Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the foreign minister's arrival in New York, media reported.

However, there were no details on what caused the change of plan or the reason behind FM Bilawal...

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