PM Shehbaz Joins Regional Leaders at SCO Heads of State Council Summit
PM Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday joined regional leaders from 10 member states as they convened in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, for the meeting of the Council of Heads of State of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). Upon his arrival, he was warmly welcomed by President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Nurgozhoevich Zhaparov. A group photo was taken before the formal proceedings began.
Attending alongside PM Shehbaz were notable figures including President of China Xi Jinping, President of Russia Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and leaders from Iran, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.
As Kyrgyzstan holds the rotating presidency of the SCO from 2025 to 2026, President Sadyr Zhaparov will chair the meeting. PM Shehbaz will assume Pakistan's Chairmanship of the SCO Council of Heads of State (CHS) for 2026–2027.
During his visit, PM Shehbaz is accompanied by a delegation including Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan, and other senior officials. He will hold bilateral discussions with President Zhaparov focusing on trade, investment, energy, regional connectivity, education, tourism, and people-to-people exchanges.