{"id":48138,"date":"2024-09-11T12:27:59","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T07:27:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=48138"},"modified":"2024-09-11T12:27:59","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T07:27:59","slug":"pakistan-set-to-host-sco-summit-focusing-regional-security-economic-cooperation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/pakistan-set-to-host-sco-summit-focusing-regional-security-economic-cooperation\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan set to host SCO summit focusing regional security, economic cooperation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD (Rizwan Abbasi): Islamabad is set to host the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/pakistan-formally-invites-indian-pm-narendra-modi-to-attend-sco-summit\/\">Shanghai Cooperation Organization<\/a> (SCO) summit on October 15 and 16, marking a significant diplomatic achievement for the country.<\/p>\n<p>The summit, which will bring together key <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/chinese-premier-li-qiang-to-visit-pakistan-next-month\/\">regional players<\/a>, will focus on critical issues such as counterterrorism, regional security, and economic cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>This regional summit comes at a crucial time when Pakistan has seen a surge in terrorism especially in Balochistan, raising concerns about regional security.<\/p>\n<p>Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has suggested that these attacks are intended to disrupt the upcoming SCO summit, underscoring the significance of the gathering for regional peace and stability.<\/p>\n<p>According to the details, One of the central topics on the agenda will be the rising threat of terrorism in the region, with discussions likely to address how SCO member states can collectively tackle this growing challenge.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has already highlighted the importance of ensuring that Afghanistan prevents its territory from being used for terrorist activities, a message he is expected to reiterate during the summit.<\/p>\n<p>While the summit presents Pakistan with an opportunity to engage diplomatically with neighboring countries, including India, there is still uncertainty regarding India\u2019s participation. If India opts out, this could add further strain to the already fragile relations between the two nuclear-armed neighbors.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to security concerns, economic cooperation will also feature prominently in the discussions. Diplomatic sources indicate that Prime Minister Sharif will emphasize Pakistan\u2019s strategic geographic location as a key driver for regional economic integration.<\/p>\n<p>The summit provides Pakistan with a valuable platform to showcase its potential as a hub for trade and economic growth.<\/p>\n<p>As the SCO summit brings together regional powers to discuss shared security and economic interests, Pakistan\u2019s role in the organization and the broader region will be in the spotlight. The outcomes of the summit are expected to have a lasting impact on the region\u2019s development and stability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD (Rizwan Abbasi): Islamabad is set to host the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit on October 15 and 16, marking a significant diplomatic achievement for the country. The summit, which will bring together key regional players, will focus on critical issues such as counterterrorism, regional security, and economic cooperation. This regional summit comes at a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":48141,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[21601,20832],"class_list":["post-48138","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan","tag-pakistan-sco-summit","tag-sco-summit"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48138","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48138"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48138\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48142,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48138\/revisions\/48142"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48141"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48138"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48138"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48138"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}