PM Leaves For Dushanbe To Attend SCO Summit On Afghanistan

By Muhammad JuniadPublished On 05 Jan 2023

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has left Islamabad attend summit meeting of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Tajikistan capital Dushanbe today (Thursday).

China, Russia, Pakistan, India, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhastan and Uzbekistan will attend the SCO’s council of Heads of State session that will open today and will conclude on Friday.

The focus of the session expected to be Afghanistan issue. The session is expected to urge the United States and its Western allies to properly handle the refugee issues and manage the risk of terrorism spillover and other matters.

Prime Minister Imran Khan will also inaugurate the inaugural session of the Pakistan-Tajikistan Business Forum in Dushanbe.

The summit is also likely to see Iran become a member from an observer, making the SCO to include all major neighbors of Afghanistan and become the most important regional organization on the Afghan issue.