S Jaishankar today landed in Islamabad to attend a conclave of the SCO, in the first visit to Pakistan by an Indian minister in nearly a decade.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar reached Islamabad on Tuesday ahead of the 23rd Shanghai Corporation Organisation (SCO) Leaders Summit. This is the first time in nine years that an Indian External Affairs Minister has gone to Pakistan.

S Jaishankar arrives in Islamabad for the SCO summit, marking a rare visit amid India-Pakistan tensions. Security is tight with routes closed and troops deployed.

S Jaishankar is representing India at the SCO meeting in lieu of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This is Jaishankar's maiden visit to Pakistan since becoming External Affairs Minister.

During the SCO meeting, Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif emphasized the need for member countries to enhance mutual cooperation to improve society. He urged members to seize this opportunity for collective progress.

Pakistan Rangers guard the gates at the 'zero point' on the India-Pakistan border, about 400 km from Islamabad where the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of Government are meeting.