New Delhi, July 31 -- Pakistan has signalled that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be invited to attend the 2027 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Islamabad, stressing that invitations will be extended to every member nation in accordance with the bloc's established protocol.

The clarification came after a journalist asked whether PM Modi would receive an invitation to next year's high-level summit. The announcement comes amid continued tensions in India-Pakistan relations following a brief but intense military confrontation in May after Pahalgam attack.

"All member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization will be invited at the level of the Heads of State or Government, should they wish to attend at the level of...