ISLAMABAD: Leaders from the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states will convene in the federal capital next week for the 23rd meeting of the Council of the Heads of Government (CHG), with the goal of advancing regional economic cooperation and strengthening socio-cultural ties. The summit, scheduled for Oct 15-16, will also address pressing issues such as environmental collaboration and organisational …
ISLAMABAD: The capital police have chalked out a traffic plan for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit under which 585 personnel will perform duty on different routes. Diversions have also been made for the movement of VVIPs and VIPs. The diversions were made from Koral Chowk, Rawat T. Cross, Kak Bridge for heavy traffic, PSO pump Swan Garden, Judicial Colony …
ISLAMBAD: Seven prime ministers, including those from China and Russia, will attend a two-day meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of Government in Islamabad next week, Pakistan’s Foreign Office confirmed on Saturday. Prime ministers from Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan will also be present, along with Iran’s First Vice President and India’s External Affairs Minister. …
ISLAMABAD: Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal on Saturday strongly condemned the PTI’s D-Chowk protest call for October 15, when the two-day Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit is set to begin, as “political terrorism”, aimed at maligning the country and stopping its development and economic progress. The PTI has announced the suspension of its protests in Punjab and issued a nationwide call …
ISLAMABAD: In order to provide foolproof security to hundreds of delegates arriving in Islamabad for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), the Islamabad police have chalked up a comprehensive digital surveillance plan to monitor routes and key locations in real-time. Police officials told Dawn that the route surveillance will focus on Route-I, Route-II and Route-III designed to transport the ‘VVIPs’ and …
ISLAMABAD: The visit of Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang for the meeting of Council of Heads of Governments of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and bilateral engagements with Pakistan is on track despite recent terrorist attack in Karachi that killed two Chinese nationals. Sources told The Express Tribune on Wednesday that there is no change in the planned visit of the …
ISLAMABAD: Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has accused the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) of attempting to sabotage the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, further stating that the government would not allow such plans to succeed. During a visit to Polyclinic Hospital in Islamabad where the Interior Minister met with police officers injured by rioters, Naqvi slammed Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali …
NEW DELHI: India’s Minister for External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Saturday said he would not discuss bilateral relations when he visits Pakistan this month, the first such visit in nearly a decade, for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit. “I expect there would be a lot of media interest because of the very nature of the relationship,” Jaishankar said in …
ISLAMABAD: India’s External Affairs Minister, Dr. S. Jaishankar, is set to visit Pakistan to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) ‘Heads of Government’ (HoG) meeting on October 15-16 in Islamabad. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) confirmed the news during its weekly press briefing on Friday. Pakistan, holding the rotating chairmanship of the SCO Council of Heads of Government, will …
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Saturday said Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar will not proceed to New York for the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly due to important diplomatic commitments and preparations for the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit to be held in Islamabad. Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch stated …