Shanghai Cooperation Organisation names Lahore as its ‘Tourism and Cultural capital’
BISHKEK: The city of Lahore has been named the Tourism and Cultural Capital for 2026-27 by the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). The decision was announced at the 26th meeting of the SCO Council of Heads of State in the Kyrgyz capital, which was attended by PM Shehbaz Sharif. The title of Tourism and Cultural Capital has been rotated annually among SCO member states since 2022, and the…
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) has designated Lahore as its Tourism and Cultural Capital for the 2026-27 term, as announced at the 26th meeting of the SCO Council of Heads of State in Bishkek. This decision, taken in April, aims to promote people-to-people contacts and tourism among the member states, following Pakistan's assumption of the SCO presidency with the theme 'Turning Vision into Action: Connectivity, Innovation and Shared Prosperity'.
Lahore joins a rotating list of cities that have held the title since 2022, including Varanasi, India, Almaty, Kazakhstan, Qingdao, China, and Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan.
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