Islamabad (TDI): Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar chaired the fourth meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) follow-up committee on Monday.
The DPM/FM reviewed preparations for Pakistan’s upcoming SCO Council of Heads of State (CHS) chairmanship, which runs from September 2026 to 2027, and the CHS Summit that Islamabad will host in 2027.
Sub-committees briefed the meeting on progress regarding the venue, accommodation, security, finance, media management, transport, and logistics for delegations visiting for the SCO CHS Summit, and Dar directed the concerned heads of the sub-committees to expedite their work.
He also stressed to the sub-committee chairmen the need to actively pursue and implement the forum’s decisions, reiterating the summit’s importance and urging everyone to treat it as a national task.
DPM/FM Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar @MIshaqDar50 chaired the 4th meeting of the SCO Follow-up Committee today.
The Committee reviewed preparations for Pakistan’s upcoming SCO CHS Chairmanship (Sept. 2026–27) and the CHS Summit to be hosted in Islamabad in 2027.
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— Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Pakistan (@ForeignOfficePk) July 6, 2026
The meeting was attended by Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Tariq Bajwa, along with the federal secretaries of foreign affairs, cabinet, defense and interior, the Chief Commissioner and Inspector General of Islamabad, and senior officials from relevant departments.
The gathering marks the latest step in a preparatory process that has been underway for months as Islamabad gears up for one of the most significant diplomatic events it has hosted in years.
As chair of the SCO’s rotating leadership, Pakistan will be responsible for organizing and running the bloc’s flagship annual summit, which brings together heads of state from member countries including China, Russia, India, and Central Asian states.
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The involvement of Islamabad’s Chief Commissioner and Inspector General alongside the interior and defense secretaries underscores the scale of the security planning required, given the number of foreign dignitaries and their delegations expected to travel to the capital.
Coordination across finance, transport, and media management sub-committees also points to a summit that will require significant public spending and infrastructure readiness well ahead of the 2027 date.
Monday’s meeting was the fourth such review since the follow-up committee was established, suggesting a steady cadence of oversight as the timeline to the summit shortens.
