PM leaves for Egypt to attend Climate Implementation Summit.

ISLAMABAD -- Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday left for Egypt to participate in the 'Sharm El-Sheikh Climate Implementation Summit' being held on November 7-8.

The prime minister will be accompanied by Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, cabinet members and other senior officials.

This summit is taking place as part of the 27th UN Climate Change Conference (COP-27).

At the invitation of the Egyptian Presidency of COP-27, the prime minister would also co-chair, along with his Norwegian counterpart, a high-level roundtable discussion on 'Climate Change and the sustainability of vulnerable communities' on 8th November, PM Office Media Wing said in a press release.

The prime minister will also participate in other high-level events as a speaker, including the UN Secretary General's roundtable to launch the 'Early Warning Systems for Executive Action Plan', and the 'Middle East Green Initiative Summit' on November 7, being hosted by the Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Mohammad bin Salman.

The prime minister is also scheduled to hold bilateral meetings with several world leaders on the margins of the summit.

COP-27 is taking place at a time when millions of people in Pakistan, and millions more in other parts of the world, are facing severe adverse impacts of climate change, the Foreign Office Spokesperson said in a related...