The 23rd Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit concluded in Islamabad on 16th October 2024, where members signed eight agreements. A joint statement was issued after the summit, highlighting the oppression of the US-led world order and the need to establish an egalitarian rule-based world order.

Key Issues Addressed

The summit garnered global attention due to the volatile situation in the Middle East. These four members, along with Iran, hold significant interest in the Middle Eastern escalation. All the member countries have continuously been protesting the ongoing genocide of innocent civilians in Gaza. Leaders from all the SCO member states have been urging Israel and its accomplices in the persistent genocide for a ceasefire in the Middle East. They had also been warning all the countries involved in this massacre of a greater regional war. However, Israel and its allies have ignored all these warnings and international pleas for peace in Gaza.

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif raised his voice against the Israeli oppression in Gaza. He stated, “Let me say that we cannot ignore the ongoing genocide in Gaza.” He further added, “The international community bears the responsibility to ensure an immediate and unconditional ceasefire leading to the establishment of the State of Palestine based on pre-1967 borders with Al-Quds as its capital.” The participants supported the United Nations General........

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