The Foreign Office releases a statement to clarify Dr. Shama Junejo’s position following criticism regarding her participation in Pakistan’s United Nations General Assembly delegation.
The Foreign Office (FO) stated that “the person in question was not included in the official letter of credence for the Pakistan delegation to the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Session, which was signed by the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister.” Consequently, her position behind the Defence Minister was not sanctioned by the Deputy Prime Minister/ Foreign Minister.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has noted queries regarding the seating of a certain individual behind the Defence Minister at a recent meeting of the UNSC. To clarify, the individual in question was not listed in the official letter of credence for the Pakistan delegation to the… https://t.co/60w0te9hLX
— Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Pakistan (@ForeignOfficePk) September 26, 2025
Individuals have accused Shama Junejo of supporting Zionism and Israel due to her previous posts on X, in which she expressed her admiration for Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu.
Absolutely!
I have been advocating on 🤝 between 🇵🇰 & 🇮🇱 for years. That’s why I am devastated to see them backing the wrong horse Imran Khan. As a staunch advocate for 🇵🇰 recognising @Israel, it pains me that the focus is being misguided towards IK instead of prioritising the… https://t.co/5svI6h51MX— Dr Shama Junejo (@ShamaJunejo) July 11, 2023
Ex-federal ministers Shireen Mazari and Fawad Chaudhry criticized the government of Pakistan and Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, whom she was positioned behind, for permitting a pro-Israel supporter to be included in the Pakistan delegation.
Lying with such brazenness. @ForeignOfficePk issued her the credentials so knew exactly who she was. Your mission at UN in NYC gets list of the entire delegation. Such attempts at obfuscation and blatant lying won’t make the issue rest. Time to come clean on this sordid affair! https://t.co/EdxJi1UEgs
— Shireen Mazari (@ShireenMazari1) September 27, 2025
The women accompanied Pak UN delegation has interesting history, she was primarily working for Raw incharge for JinnahPur project Anwer bhai, he was the one entrusted with Indian funding Waqas Goraya and Ahmad Noorani Raw assets, usually Anwer Bhai was received by Waqas Goraya… https://t.co/z5lF38eab4
— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) September 26, 2025
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, a strong supporter of the Palestinian cause, criticized the Foreign Office in a post on X, asking for clarification on how this person was allowed to be present: “Who is this woman? What is her reason for joining us in the delegation? And why was she positioned behind me? “The responsibility to answer these questions lies solely with the Foreign Office.”
سلامتی کونسل میں یہ تقریر وزیر اعظم کیونکہ مصروف تھے اسلئے انکی جگہ یہ تقریر میں نے کی۔ یہ خاتون یا کس نے میرے پیچھے بیٹھنا ھے دفتر خارجہ کی صوابدید و اختیار تھا اور ھے۰ فلسطین کے مسئلہ کے ساتھ میرا 60 سال سے جذباتی لگاؤ اور کمٹمنٹ ھے۔ ابو ظہبی بینک میں ملازمت کے دوران فلسطینی… pic.twitter.com/FkyCHz4fYY
— Khawaja M. Asif (@KhawajaMAsif) September 26, 2025
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement clarifying that Shama Junejo was not an official member of the Pakistani delegation and that her seating was not authorized by Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar. The authorization for the seating arrangement remains uncertain.
