ISLAMABAD — Pakistan on Sunday said it was planning to shut down the capital ahead of a Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit, marred by recent militant violence and political strife.
The Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and Chinese Premier Li Qiang will be among senior regional government officials attending the two-day conference on Tuesday and Wednesday.
GETTING READY Laborers work near a billboard featuring images of China's Premier Li Qiang, Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Asif Ali Zardari near the venue of Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Islamabad on Oct. 13, 2024. AFP PHOTO