Islamabad: Kyrgyz Prime Minister Akylbek Zhaparov landed in Islamabad on Tuesday to attend a heads-of-government gathering of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), the Pakistani government said, with the city under tight security lockdown.

Pakistan is set to host the 23rd SCO Summit on October 15-16, 2024, in Islamabad. The summit will focus on regional cooperation, economic ties, and security, with key discussions on infrastructure, counterterrorism,

With diplomatic ties between the two nuclear powers remaining frosty, a visit by an Indian politician to Pakistan is a rare occurrence. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit is taking place in Islamabad.