India, July 31 -- Pakistan will invite Heads of State or Government of all member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) for the summit in Islamabad next year, the Pakistan Foreign Ministry has said.

The statement was issued in response to a query by a journalist on whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi would be invited for the high-level meeting scheduled to be hosted by Pakistan next year. The development comes against the backdrop of unprecedented strains in bilateral ties after a brief but intense conflict last May.

In the statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Pakistan said "all member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization will be invited at the level of the Heads of State or Government, s...