Pakistan: Islamabad, Rawalpindi implement five-day closure of businesses ahead of SCO summit

October 11, 2024 9:30 AM

Pakistan: Islamabad, Rawalpindi implement five-day closure of businesses ahead of SCO summit

Ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, Islamabad and Rawalpindi will see the temporary closure of restaurants, wedding halls, cafes, and snooker clubs for five days, from October 12 to 16, as part of heightened security measures, The Express Tribune reported. To ensure compliance, Station House Officers are collecting guarantee bonds from business owners, who are being summoned to police stations to fill out surety bonds. Cash-and-carry marts across the city will also rema...

Pakistan extends formal invitation to PM Modi for SCO Summit in Islamabad

September 16, 2024 3:33 PM

Pakistan extends formal invitation to PM Modi for SCO Summit in Islamabad

Pakistan has extended a formal invitation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting, scheduled for October this year in Islamabad, as reported by Geo News. While addressing a weekly news briefing, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, said that Pakistan has extended invitations to all heads of government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states, including Indian Prime Minister Nar...