{
  "id": 4747545,
  "title": "SCO CHS for 2026-27: PM to assume Pakistan’s Chairmanship",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/sco-chs-for-2026-27-pm-to-assume-pakistans-chairmanship",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-31T23:49:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40437309/sco-chs-for-2026-27-pm-to-assume-pakistans-chairmanship"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will take on Pakistan's Chairmanship of the SCO Council of Heads of State (CHS) for the period of 2026-2027, according to the Foreign Office. The Prime Minister journeyed to Bishkek to attend the Council of Heads of State meeting and the SCO Plus Summit, as per an invitation from Kyrgyz President Sadyr Nurgozhoevich Zhaparov. The official visit spans three days, from August 31 to September 2, 2026. During this time, the Prime Minister will engage in bilateral discussions with several counterparts from the participating nations. On the sidelines of these engagements, the Prime Minister is slated to attend the opening ceremony of the World Nomad Games on August 31, 2026. On his final day, September 2, the Prime Minister will meet President Zhaparov to discuss the overall state of Pakistan-Kyrgyzstan relations and explore avenues for strengthening bilateral cooperation, focusing on areas like trade, investment, energy, regional connectivity, education, tourism, and personal exchanges.",
  "summary": "ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will assume Pakistan’s Chairmanship of the SCO Council of Heads of State (CHS) for 2026–2027 as he reached Bishkek to participate in the meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Council of Heads of State and the SCO Plus Summit, the Foreign Office (FO) said on Monday. At the invitation of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic, Sadyr Nurgozhoevich…",
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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."
}