PM to virtually attend SCO summit on Modi’s invitation


 ISLAMABAD: Prime Min­i­ster Shehbaz Sharif will participate in a virtual meeting of the Shanghai Co­operation Organisation (SCO) on July 4, the Foreign Office announced on Friday.

In a statement, it said that PM Sharif’s participation in the summit illustrates the high importance that Pakis­tan attaches to the SCO, whi­ch is an important forum for regional security, prosperity, and enhanced enga­ge­ment with the region.
“Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will participate in the 23rd Meeting of SCO Council of Heads of State (CHS) being held in video conference format on 4th July 2023,” it said.
The invitation to the prime minister to attend the SCO-CHS was extended by his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi in his capacity as the current Chair of the SCO.

“At the summit, the leaders will deliberate on important global and regional issues and chart the future direction of cooperation among SCO member states. This year, the SCO-CHS will also welcome Iran as a new member of the organisation,” the statement said.


Shehbaz, Gen Asim celebrate Eid with jawans at border; FC salaries raised

The SCO was founded at a summit in Shanghai in 2001 by the presidents of Russia, China, the Kyrgyz Republic, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. India and Pakistan became its permanent members in 2017.

India assumed the rotating chairmanship of the SCO at the Samarkand Su­m­mit on September 16 last year. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) of India announced in May that the annual summit of the SCO will be hosted in the virtual format on July 4.


PM, COAS celebrate Eid at border

PM Shehbaz and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir celebrated Eidul Azha at the border and spent the day with army jawans in Parachinar along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.The PM and COAS offe­red the Eid prayer along with army officers and jawans and later exchanged Eid greetings.PM Sharif reached Para­chinar along with COAS Gen Munir and Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif and Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb.

The PM praised the army for its high resolve, operational preparedness and professional standards.

During the meeting with the officers and jawans, the PM said he, along with the army chief, was spending the Eid with them to pay tribute to their efforts and passion for defending the borders of the motherland with bravery and courage.He said the officers and jawans of Pakistan’s armed forces leave their personal comfort to perform the sacred obligation of the protection, defence and security of the country.



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