{"id":154259,"date":"2024-10-15T11:40:11","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T11:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/15\/eam-jaishankar-reaches-pakistan-to-attend-sco-meeting\/"},"modified":"2024-10-15T11:40:11","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T11:40:11","slug":"eam-jaishankar-reaches-pakistan-to-attend-sco-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/15\/eam-jaishankar-reaches-pakistan-to-attend-sco-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"EAM Jaishankar reaches Pakistan to attend SCO meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"EAM<\/div>\n
In what will be first visit by a senior Indian official to the neighbouring nation, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar<\/a> on Tuesday landed in Islamabad to attend a conclave of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). Jaishankar was greeted at the Nur Khan airbase by senior Pakistani officials. <\/p>\n

It is the first time in nearly nine years that India’s foreign minister travelled to Pakistan even as the ties between the two neighbours remained frosty over the Kashmir issue and cross-border terrorism emanating from Pakistan. <\/p>\n

The last Indian Foreign Minister to visit Pakistan was Sushma Swaraj. She had travelled to Islamabad in December 2015 to attend a conference on Afghanistan.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Jaishankar’s schedule in Pakistan:<\/h2>\n

In the evening, Jaishankar is likely to attend a banquet reception to be hosted by Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to welcome the delegates from the SCO member nations, people familiar with the matter said. Both sides have already ruled out any bilateral talks between Jaishankar and his Pakistan counterpart Ishaq Dar on the sidelines of the SCO heads of the government summit. <\/p>\n

Jaishankar’s visit to Pakistan assumes significance as it is seen as a significant decision on New Delhi’s part. <\/p>\n

In his recent address at an event, Jaishankar said “like with any neighbour, India would certainly like to have good relations with Pakistan.” <\/p>\n

“But that cannot happen by overlooking cross-border terrorism and indulging in wishful thinking.” <\/p>\n

The decision to send the senior minister is seen as a display of India’s commitment to the SCO.<\/p>\n

Security in place:
<\/strong>The 23rd SCO CHG is all set to kick off on Wednesday in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, with top-notch security measures in place.<\/p>\n

The EAM had earlier said that he will not be going to Islamabad to discuss “India-Pakistan relations<\/a>,” but his visit is all about the multilateral event SCO Summit 2024. Jaishankar had also emphasised that he is travelling to Pakistan only to be a “good member of the SCO.”<\/p>\n

With the arrival of foreign top officials, the security agencies are determined to prevent any disruptions and have amped up security in Islamabad.<\/p>\n

To ensure the safety and security of the 23rd SCO summit in Islamabad, the Pakistan Army has been deployed to safeguard the event, key government buildings, and the Red Zone area.<\/p>\n

Additionally, rangers have been stationed throughout the capital. As a precautionary measure, numerous businesses have been temporarily shut down to minimise security risks in Islamabad and Rawalpindi. Key routes have also been closed.<\/p>\n

Notably, the government has deployed over 10,000 police and paramilitary personnel for the security of about 900 delegates who are set to arrive for the event.<\/p>\n

The delegates will stay at different places in the capital located inside the ‘Red Zone’ or in the vicinity, as 14 locations in the capital have been arranged for their accommodation, Dawn reported.<\/p>\n

A motorcade of 124 vehicles has been arranged to ensure transportation for guests. This fleet will be divided into two groups: 84 vehicles will escort the heads of states, while 40 vehicles will cater to other delegates.With all delegations set to arrive today, a packed schedule awaits on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


\n
Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In what will be first visit by a senior Indian official to the neighbouring nation, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday landed in Islamabad to attend a conclave of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). Jaishankar was greeted at the Nur Khan airbase by senior Pakistani officials. It is the first time in nearly nine […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":154260,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/img.etimg.com\/photo\/msid-114250113,imgsize-46544.cms","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[602],"tags":[25566,11873,43541,3607,116953,116955,4286,264,2621,55034,121208],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154259"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=154259"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154259\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":154261,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154259\/revisions\/154261"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/154260"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=154259"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=154259"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=154259"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}