INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
with schools and businesses shut and large contingents of police and paramilitary forces deployed.Pakistan army troops will be responsible
place, according to the interior ministry.The threat alert has been high in the South Asian nation ahead of the SCO summit, especially after
the killing of two Chinese engineers and shooting to death of 21 miners.Security for Chinese nationals has been enhanced, Information
have mounted after jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan called for a protest on Oct
15 to press for his release and agitate against the coalition government, following violent clashes between his party loyalists and security
forces.Islamabad has sought to curb all movement of Chinese nationals in the city, citing fears they could be targets for violence from
separatist militants.The 23rd meeting of the SCO, which comprises nine full members including China, India, Iran and Russia, is scheduled
for Tuesday and Wednesday in Islamabad.As well as attending the SCO summit, Prime Minister Li is also undertaking a four-day bilateral visit
Sharif will lead their respective delegations to discuss economic and trade ties and cooperation under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor
inaugurate the CPEC-funded Gwadar International Airport in restive southwestern Balochistan province, which borders Afghanistan and Iran,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan as well as the first vice president of Iran and external affairs minister of India, the
foreign office said.Source: Reuters--Agencies
