Prime Ministers of SCO Member States meet in Pakistan, India sends Jaishankar
The heads of government have arrived in Pakistan to participate in the 23rd meeting of the Council of the Heads of Government of the SCO Member States.
This year Pakistan was expecting heads of government and senior officials of all member countries of the organization, excluding India.
However New Delhi’s has sent Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. Russia will of course be represented by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.
The meeting’s agenda includes development of regional trade and economic cooperation, strengthening socio-cultural ties between the SCO member countries, as well as combating climate change.
The arrival of the SCO member countries’ delegations will be on October 15. The main events are scheduled for October 16.
The meeting of the Heads of Government of the SCO Member States is taking place amid growing security threats due to spurt in rise of terrorist groups activities in Pakistan and Liberation movement in Pakistan Occupied Balochistan.
In early October, an explosion near the international airport in the Pakistani city of Karachi, Sindh province, killed at least three people, two of whom were Chinese citizens.
In late September, a motorcade of foreign diplomats was attacked in the Swat district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, killing one policeman.
In Occupied Balochistan, the Balochistan Liberation Front has upped its ante manyfold. People in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir too are now totally against the Human Rights abuse carried out by Occupation forces of Pakistan.
Along with the SCO events, a rally of the opposition Movement for Justice party is expected to be held in Islamabad on October 15.
In this regard, increased security measures have been introduced in Islamabad, and vehicle traffic has been partially restricted in the capital’s “red zone” (the area of Islamabad where the main government buildings, judicial and legislative institutions are located ).
More than 9,000 law enforcement officers, military personnel and representatives of the security services are deployed in the city, whose tasks include protecting the infrastructure facilities involved in the SCO event, as well as ensuring the safety of foreign guests.
