Pakistan hosts regional leaders for SCO summit under tight security

Police officers stand guard next to a welcome billboard with portraits of China's Premier Li Qiang, center, Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Asif Ali Zardari, ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Islamabad, Pakistan, Oct. 13, 2024.

Leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization of Eurasian countries gathered in Pakistan Tuesday for an annual, two-day meeting to discuss ways to enhance regional security, stability, and development cooperation.