India, Oct. 27 -- Amid ongoing bilateral tensions, India has invited Pakistan to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation's (SCO) inaugural Civilisational Dialogue Forum, scheduled to be held in New Delhi from November 20 to 22.

Diplomatic sources confirmed The Pioneer that Pakistan's Minister for National Heritage and Culture, Aurungzeb Khan Khichi, is among the invitees-the first such invitation extended to a Pakistani minister since India carried out Operation Sindoor, its targeted strikes on terror infrastructure in May 2025.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to inaugurate the three-day event at Purana Quila, the historic 16th-century fort in the national capital. The forum is projected to bring together representatives from mor...