The economic crisis gripping Pakistan adds another layer of absurdity to its attempts to host an international summit. With rampant inflation, a plummeting currency, and dwindling foreign reserves, the country can ill afford the extravagance of a high-profile diplomatic event.

India's foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar will not discuss bilateral relations when he visits Pakistan this month, the first such visit in nearly a decade, for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit.

Pakistan on Monday ruled out the possibility of bilateral talks with India on the sidelines of the upcoming SCO summit, following India's refusal earlier. Last Friday, India confirmed that foreign minister,

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India on Friday announced that external affairs minister S Jaishankar will travel to Pakistan to attend a conclave of the SCO in mid-October

Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar will attend the SCO heads of government meeting in Islamabad on October 15-16 but will not discuss bilateral ties with Pakistan. Jaishankar underscored Pakistan's continued support for terrorism as a barrier to SAARC summits and emphasized regional integration efforts with neighboring countries like Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

India's foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar will visit Pakistan for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit on Oct. 15-16. He clarified that the visit will focus on the summit and not on India-Pakistan bilateral relations.