{
  "id": 4595097,
  "title": "PM Shehbaz leaves for three-day visit to Kyrgyzstan for SCO summit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/pm-shehbaz-leaves-for-three-day-visit-to-kyrgyzstan-for-sco-summit-4595097",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T07:40:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2026350/pm-shehbaz-leaves-for-three-day-visit-to-kyrgyzstan-for-sco-summit"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif embarked on a three-day official visit to Kyrgyzstan from August 31 to September 2, attending the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of State meeting. The Prime Minister’s Office announced his departure via a post on social media platform X, stating that he would address the SCO summit and \"present Pakistan's stance on various regional and global issues.\" Commerce Jam Kamal Khan, Minister of Communications Abdul Aleem Khan, and Minister of Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar joined the prime minister during the visit. The Foreign Office also issued a statement on the visit, highlighting his participation in the SCO Council of Heads of State meeting, bilateral engagements, and the opening ceremony of the World Nomad Games. On September 2, the prime minister will hold bilateral discussions with the Kyrgyz president to review Pakistan-Kyrgyzstan relations and discuss cooperation in trade, investment, energy, regional connectivity, education, tourism, and people-to-people exchanges. The visit comes as Pakistan assumes the chairmanship of the SCO's Council of Heads of State, which will host the next CHS summit in Islamabad.",
  "summary": "Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has departed for a three-day official visit to the Kyrgyz Republic from Aug 31 to Sept 2 at the invitation of President Sadyr Nurgozhoevich Zhaparov to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of State meeting. In a post on the social media platform X, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) announced the premier’s departure. It said PM Shehbaz…",
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    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Express Tribune - Pakistan",
        "title": "PM Shehbaz departs for three-day visit to Kyrgyz Republic",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/pm-shehbaz-departs-for-three-day-visit-to-kyrgyz-republic",
        "published": "2026-08-31T01:30:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn - Pakistan",
        "title": "PM Shehbaz to embark on three-day visit to Kyrgyzstan today for SCO summit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/pm-shehbaz-to-embark-on-three-day-visit-to-kyrgyzstan-today-for-sco",
        "published": "2026-08-31T04:37:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Putin, Xi to attend Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Kyrgyzstan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/putin-xi-to-attend-shanghai-cooperation-organisation-summit-in",
        "published": "2026-08-31T07:22:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}