This is the first visit by an Indian EAM in nine years after Sushma Swaraj visited Islamabad in 2015. During his address, Jaishankar made a veiled attack on Pakistan and China, saying cooperation must be based on mutual respect for territorial integrity and sovereignty.
Jaishankar, speaking on Pakistani soil, took a veiled dig at the neighbouring country by strongly raising the issues of terrorism, extremism and violation of territorial integrity. He stressed the strengthening mutual trust and good neighbourliness.
As of now, both India and Pakistan have already ruled out any bilateral talks between Jaishankar and his Pakistani counterpart Ishaq Dar on the sidelines of the SCO heads of the government summit.
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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will lead the Indian delegation at the SCO Summit in the first visit by an Indian foreign minister to Pakistan since 2015. While Pakistan is keen to put its best face, the SCO Summit is taking place under the shadow of terrorist attacks and political upheaval.
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The announcement came after the ministry confirmed in August that Pakistan had sent an invitation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the SCO meeting. Pakistan holds the rotating chairmanship of the SCO Council of Heads of Government (CHG) and will hold the summit on October 15-16.
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