Islamabad, Oct. 6 -- Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar on Tuesday met UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres here and discussed regional and global matters and also raised the Kashmir issue.

Guterres, whose second five-year term as UN chief ends in December 2026, arrived in

Pakistan earlier in the day for a three-day official visit at the invitation of Dar, who is also the Foreign Minister.

"Discussions covered regional and global issues relating to peace and security,

including Palestine, Jammu & Kashmir, Afghanistan, counter-terrorism, and the future of multilateralism," the

Foreign Office said.

Dar briefed the UN chief on "Pakistan's positions on Jammu & Kashmir and the Indus Waters Treaty, reaffirming Pakistan's call for a just and peaceful resolution of the Kashmir dispute in accordance wwith relevant UNSC resolutions," it said in a statement.

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