A beginning in Islamabad

This handout photograph taken on October 16, 2024 and released by Pakistan's Press Information Department (PID) shows Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (C front) posing for a group picture with the heads of the delegate members during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, in Islamabad. The SCO comprises China, India, Russia, Pakistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Belarus -- with 16 more countries affiliated as observers or "dialogue partners". (Photo by Pakistan's Press Information Department (PID) / AFP) (AFP)