Islamabad                                                                                                                                                                                             23 May 2018                                                                                                                                                                                         (Daily The Nation)

Pakistan is hosting three day Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure Legal Experts meeting in Islamabad from today, reported by Radio Pakistan.

This is the first ever SCO meeting being held in Pakistan since becoming member of SCO in June last year.

Legal experts from the eight member states, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, India, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Pakistan, as well as representatives of the SCO and Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure Executive Committee will participate in the meeting.

They will discuss terrorist threats facing the region and ways and means to enhance counter terrorism cooperation between SCO member states.

In a statement, Foreign Office said Pakistan supports SCO’s efforts for regional cooperation in fighting terrorism, drug trafficking and organized crimes.

It says Pakistan is ready to share experiences in tackling the menace of terrorism.