Pakistan, July 25 -- Pakistan will host the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Heads of State Council Summit in 2027, Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar announced. The country will assume the council's chairmanship in September, strengthening its role in regional cooperation.

Leading Pakistan's delegation at the SCO Council of Foreign Ministers meeting in Kyrgyzstan, Dar reaffirmed Islamabad's commitment to the SCO Charter and the "Shanghai Spirit." He said mutual trust, respect, shared development, and prosperity remain central to regional cooperation.

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Dar said Pakistan was prepared to assume the SCO Heads of State Council chairmanship in September. Moreover, he...