Pakistan expresses commitment to SCO.

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan has expressed commitment to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and stressed for rule of law and accessibility in the member countries. Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial earlier skipped a meeting of the SCO took place in New Delhi from March 10 till March 12 due to 'unavoidable commitments'.

Supreme Court judge Justice Munib Akhtar participated virtually in the meeting to represent Pakistan on March 11. Speaking on the subject of 'Facilitating Access to Justice', he expressed support for the rule of law and for promoting the accessibility of legal systems in the SCO member states

The SCO is a key regional forum comprising Pakistan, China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and India.

It focuses primarily on the areas of trade, finance, commerce and socio- economic cooperation among the SCO member states. Currently, Indian holds the presidency of the forum and it will organise a series of events this year.

In January, amid the heightened hostilities between Islamabad and New Delhi, the Indian government had invited Pakistan's top judge to attend...