Pakistan Climate Minister to Attend SCO Dialogue in Delhi

UPDATE - follow-up to Pakistani Minister to visit India for the first time in three years, as SCO meets: Pakistan Climate Minister Musadik Masood Malik will travel to New Delhi to represent his country at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Civilisational Dialogue from November 20 to 22. This marks the first visit by a Pakistani minister to India in more than three years, following the last high-art visit by then Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari to Goa in May 2023.

Details and Ties

Pakistan's Foreign Ministry stated that the government remains committed to promoting dialogue among civilisations and fostering people-to-people contacts within the SCO framework. According to Hindustan Times, relations between the two countries worsened in April 2025 following a terrorist attack in Pahalgam that killed 26 civilians, which led to a three-day military action and a ceasefire on May 9. Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal confirmed that India looks forward to hosting the event for all 10 member states, dialogue partners, and observer countries.

Context

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation is a political and security union spanning Eurasia that includes countries like China and Russia. High-level diplomatic visits between India and Pakistan have remained rare amid long-standing regional tensions.