US EditionAt SCO, PM Shehbaz Stresses Alignment with Xi’s Vision
- Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif observed as Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and Russian President Vladimir Putin conversed informally during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Tianjin, highlighting geopolitical dynamics in the region.
- During talks, Modi emphasized the need for cooperation against cross-border terrorism, which he described as a major issue, pointing specifically to the Pahalgam terror attacks linked to Pakistan, as noted by Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri.
- Sharif faced criticism on social media for his actions at the summit, including an incident where he ran to shake hands with Putin, which led to claims of embarrassing behavior during an important international event.
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PM Shehbaz tells Putin Pakistan committed to regional peace, prosperity
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif meets Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on September 2, 2025. — AFPPrime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has told Russian President Vladimir Putin that Pakistan is committed to promoting peace, development, and prosperity in...
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization condemned the attack in late April in Kashmir that led to the armed conflict between India and Pakistan, but also cited the terrorist attacks in Bellucistan, which according to Islamabad are coordinated by Delhi. Modi, unlike Pakistani homologist Shahbaz Sharif, avoided expressing support for the Belt and Road Initiative. For Beijing, despite tensions in South Asia, multilateralism remains the best option to…
How Pakistan’s Shehbaz Sharif struggles to be relevant at the SCO Summit
SCO Summit 2025: At the SCO Summit, Prime Minister Modi has been seen sharing warm moments with China’s Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin. At the same time, it seems like Shehbaz Sharif has been given a cold shoulder. Also, Beijing has extended its ‘cooperation’ to New Delhi on the issue of cross-border terrorism. Are these signs that Pakistan is being sidelined?
An interesting scene was seen in the ongoing SCO summit in China. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin passed in front of Pakistani PM Shahbaz Sharif while talking together. During this, Shahbaz Sharif kept staring at both of them. Watch the video
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif looks on as PM Modi, Xi and Putin hold informal chat on sidelines of SCO plenary session
The SCO summit kicked off on Sunday in the northern port city of Tianjin, days before a massive military parade in the capital Beijing to mark 80 years since the end of World War II.
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