Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is slated to reach the US on Saturday for the United Nations General Assembly. According to Pakistani media, Imran is likely to focus his visit on the issue of abrogation of Article 370, which granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir.

Pakistan-based Dawn News quoted a Foreign Office statement as saying that Imran will raise the issue of Jammu and Kashmir and “its current human rights and related dimensions”. He is scheduled to address the UNGA on September 27.

The report further said that apart from the UNGA, thePakistan Prime Minister will raise the J&K issue of a wider platform,through different meetings and bilaterals. Imran is also expected meet heads ofmajor international human rights organisations.

Country’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi will also beattending the UNGA session, which would be addressed by Imran Khan. He is alsoslated to hold different meets over the issue of abrogation of Article 370 byPrime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government.

While the Pakistani premier will continue to run from pillarto post over Kashmir, Prime Minister Modi will be attending a grand event –Howdy Modi – in Houston, Texas, ahead of the UNGA. US President Donald Trumphas also decided to be a part of Prime Minister Modi’s biggest interaction withIndian Americans.

Prime Minister Modi too has left for a week-long US visit.Modi has suggested that he would present India as “vibrant land ofopportunities”.

Notably, Pakistan had rejected India’s request to allow theuse of its air space for Modi’s flight. A formal request made by New Delhi wasrejected by Islamabad, days after the same was denied to President Ram NathKovind.

Rejecting India's plea, Pakistani Foreign Minister Qureshihad said, “India had requested for PM Modi's plane to use Pakistaniairspace..but looking at Indian action in Kashmir we have decided not to givepermission and we have conveyed this too to Indian high commission.”