Pakistan's climate change minister will attend the SCO Civilisational Dialogue in New Delhi. The visit sustains multilateral engagement despite strained India-Pakistan relations.Pakistan Climate Minister Musadik Masood Malik Islamabad,Nov 14, 2026 19:12 ISTPakistan has announced that Climate Change Minister Musadik Malik will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Civilisational Dialogue in India later this month, the Press Trust of India reported.The meeting of SCO member countries will be held in New Delhi from November 20 to 22.
India had announced on October 28 that invitations were sent to all members in keeping with established practice.According to Pakistan's Foreign Office, the event will bring together representatives of SCO member states to discuss civilisational dialogue and cultural understanding.“The government of Pakistan remains committed to promoting dialogue among civilisations and fostering people-to-people contacts within the SCO framework in a spirit of mutual respect,” the Foreign Office said in a statement cited by PTI. Malik is a key minister who frequently appears on television talk shows to present the government's official position.
His participation in the India-hosted event comes as Pakistan seeks to ease tensions with India ahead of the SCO summit scheduled to be held in Islamabad next year, PTI reported.Relations between India and Pakistan have remained strained since the April 22, 2025, terror attack in Pahalgam, which killed 26 people. India subsequently launched Operation Sindoor on May 7, targeting terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
The military confrontation continued for four days and ended on May 10 after officials from the armed forces of the two countries reached an understanding.India has repeatedly raised cross-border terrorism at the SCO, maintaining that the group must take a united approach against terrorism and its financing without applying double standards.The SCO is a Eurasian intergovernmental group focused on political, economic and security cooperation. Its members are India, China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Iran, Uzbekistan, Pakistan and Belarus.Islamabad hosted the SCO Council of Heads of Government meeting in October 2024.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar attended the meeting on behalf of the Indian prime minister.India also sent its SCO National Coordinator, Alok Dimri, to Islamabad last month for a preparatory meeting for the next SCO Council of Heads of State.Malik's visit for the New Delhi dialogue will mark Pakistan's participation in an SCO event hosted by India as the two countries continue their engagement within the grouping amid strained bilateral ties.- EndsWith PTI Inputs