The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit is going to be held in Pakistan on 15-16 October. A meeting of Pakistani officials was held on Sunday (13 October) regarding its preparations. According to the report, in this meeting, a decision is being taken to close the capital Islamabad for the summit. Actually, the government of Pakistan is worried about the violent protests of PTI workers and political unrest. Shahbaz Sharif does not want the security situation to deteriorate and the country’s image to be tarnished due to the protests during the summit. India’s Foreign Minister S Jaishankar will also participate in this summit. Apart from him, Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and heads of other countries will participate in the summit. Ban on demonstrations in the capital
According to news agency AFP, protests have been banned in the capital Islamabad due to the summit in Pakistan. Deployment of army has been allowed in the city. Apart from this, supporters of opposition leader Imran Khan have been arrested. Imtiaz Gul, Executive Director and Senior Analyst of the Center for Research and Security Studies, said that this summit is very important for Pakistan. Therefore, the government is making strong arrangements for security. This is an effort to ensure that the program is held peacefully without any untoward incident. Imran Khan’s party warned of protest
Opposition leader Imran Khan’s party Tehreek-e-Insaf has warned of protests during the summit. Actually, Imran is in jail and his supporters have demonstrated several times demanding his release. Earlier on October 5, Imran supporters demonstrated in Islamabad. After this, the city was closed for 3 days. Along with shutting down the mobile network, the roads leading out of the city were also closed. Terrorist attacks before the summit raised concerns
There have been 2 terrorist attacks in Pakistan before the summit began. This has raised questions about the security arrangements. The first attack took place on October 6 near Karachi Airport. 2 Chinese citizens were killed in this attack. On this, China demanded severe punishment for the criminals. The second attack took place on October 11 at a private coal mine in Balochistan province. 20 people were killed in this. According to Pakistani media Dawn, the attackers used many modern weapons including rockets and hand grenades.
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