Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Pakistan
Islamabad: Foreign delegations started arriving in Pakistan on Sunday to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit. In order to maintain law and order during the programme, tight security arrangements have been made in the national capital Islamabad with the deployment of army. Geo News quoted sources at the airport that a Russian delegation consisting of 76 members and seven representatives of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization arrived in Pakistan. Apart from this, a four-member official delegation from India has also arrived in Pakistan. A 15-member delegation from China, a four-member delegation from Kyrgyzstan, and a two-member delegation from Iran also arrived in Islamabad.
Tight security arrangements
The twenty-third meeting of heads of government of member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization is scheduled to be held in Islamabad on October 15-16, for which the authorities have made strict security arrangements. Islamabad Inspector General of Police, Nasir Ali Rizvi, said in a statement that a “comprehensive” security plan had been prepared ahead of the summit in the capital. He said that security personnel will be deployed in hotels and places where foreign delegations stay. He said he would ensure the safety of leaders, delegations and foreign guests. Rizvi said search and information operations are underway and personnel of Pakistan Army, intelligence agencies, Frontier Corps (FC) and Rangers have been deployed.
Islamabad Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
Preventing demonstrations and marches
The police chief said that more than 9,000 police force personnel had been deployed to provide security, a traffic plan had been issued for the convenience of citizens, and the government had made arrangements to deal with any undesirable situation in the capital. The army has already been deployed and all types of protests and marches have been banned in Islamabad, neighboring Rawalpindi and some other cities.
Shanghai Cooperation Organization Security Summit in Islamabad
“Pakistan is ready”
Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said that Pakistan is fully prepared to host the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit. “We are ready to warmly welcome the leaders participating in the summit, including the Indian Foreign Minister,” he told the media during an event in Islamabad to review arrangements for the event, after hosting a major international event. In the best possible way. Dar said that the Chinese Prime Minister will also hold bilateral talks with his Pakistani counterpart. He said that India had not made any request for a bilateral meeting.
Shanghai Security Cooperation Organization Pakistan Summit
PTI threatened to protest
Meanwhile, let us also say here that the PTI threatened to protest on October 15 against the ban on its jailed leader Imran Khan, and demanded the government to allow meeting with the family and legal team. And the doctor. Without naming the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Dar criticized the party for trying to sabotage the summit by calling for protests. “Protests during important events at the national level do not send a positive message,” Dar said. The SCO includes Pakistan, China, India, Russia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Belarus – the other 16 observer states or associated “negotiating partners”. (language)
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