Interior Minister Naqvi Addresses SCO Security Ministers Meeting in Bishkek

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi addressed the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation's security ministers meeting in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on June 5, calling for joint SCO action against terrorism, cybercrime, drug trafficking, and border security threats. He held bilateral meetings with interior ministers of Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan on the sidelines, focusing on intelligence-sharing and counter-narcotics cooperation. Naqvi separately met Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni to discuss regional stability — a meeting that preceded his subsequent Tehran trip. Pakistan also extended an invitation for the 2027 SCO summit to be held in Islamabad.