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  • Pak Defense Min Says Imran Khan’s Party Protests Are Aimed At Sabotaging SCO Summit | world news

    Pakistan Defense Minister Khawaja Asif said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) protest is an attempt to sabotage the upcoming SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organization) summit in Pakistan, ARY News reported.

    Speaking to ARY News on Friday, the minister claimed that the PTI protest is a deliberate attempt to disrupt the important conference, which is scheduled to take place in Islamabad.

    He alleged that the party is working against Pakistan’s interests and is being backed by Israel. “The PTI’s actions are part of a larger conspiracy to destabilize Pakistan,” Asif said. “Their protests are not just a coincidence, but a deliberate attempt to sabotage the SCO summit,” ARY News quoted Asif as saying.

    Asif emphasized that the SCO summit is crucial for regional cooperation and that any attempts to disrupt it would have severe consequences. He urged political leaders, the judiciary, and citizens to understand the gravity of the situation and prioritize national interests, ARY News reported.

    Earlier, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said that the federal government will take every possible measure to prevent protest demonstrations in Islamabad.

    Naqvi said that many crucial diplomatic meetings and events are being held in Islamabad as Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is visiting Pakistan as well as a Saudi delegation would also reach the capital city. Naqvi said that the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) conference will also be held in Islamabad, ARY News stated.

    “Keeping in view the current scenario, no one would be allowed to hold the demonstration,” he added. He asked the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leadership to refrain from protests in Islamabad, citing security concerns and upcoming international events.

    Naqvi asked the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to reconsider his decision and defer the demonstration in Islamabad. The interior minister said that Section 144 is imposed in Islamabad and no one will be allowed to take law in their hands, ARY News reported.

    The SCO summit will be held on October 15-16, and EAM Jaishankar will lead the Indian delegation.

  • Signs Of Thaw? EAM Jaishankar To Travel To Pakistan For SCO Summit |

    External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is set to lead the Indian delegation to Pakistan for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, the ministry of External Affairs said on Friday. The announcement was made by external affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal Friday.

    “EAM Jaishankar will lead a delegation to Pakistan for the SCO summit, which will be held in Islamabad on 15th and 16th October,” MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in a briefing.

    MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal says, “EAM Jaishankar will lead a delegation to Pakistan for the SCO summit which will be held in Islamabad on 15th and 16th October…” pic.twitter.com/JPotcj1VMq
    — ANI (@ANI) October 4, 2024

    Pakistan is hosting the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of Government (CHG) meeting in mid-October. EAM spokesperson Jaiswal made it clear that, at this point, there are no details available on any bilateral engagements that EAM Jaishankar may have during his Pakistan visit.

    As part of the formal process, Pakistan had extended an invitation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the meeting. The EAM’s participation in the meeting comes as no surprise as the SCO meeting does not require heads of states to participate and Indian ministerial delegations have been attending them in the past.

    “Extending an invitation to PM Modi and all other member states is a compulsive protocol any host country follows. Pakistan has done the same. I do not see this as a political stunt. However, I do not see PM Modi landing in Islamabad,” political analyst Kamran Yousaf had told IANS in August, this year.

    Last year, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari had visited India for the SCO Foreign Minister’s meeting.