Bishkek (TDI): Pakistan pressed fellow members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) to step up collective action against terrorism, cybercrime, and drug trafficking.
Interior Minister, Mohsin Naqvi, addressed a special ministerial meeting in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on Friday, using the bloc’s platform to address security challenges that have long strained its western borders.
Speaking before ministers of interior and public security from across the SCO’s ten member states, Naqvi called for intensified cooperation on intelligence sharing, joint threat assessments, and the suppression of online extremist networks.
The SCO collectively spans roughly 36 million square kilometers, represents more than 3.4 billion people, and accounts for around a quarter of global GDP.
“SCO member states must consider intensified cooperation on intelligence sharing, joint threat assessments, and countering online extremism.”
Naqvi identified cyberterrorism as a growing front, citing online recruitment, digital financing of militant networks, and attacks on critical infrastructure as areas demanding stronger regional coordination.
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He also highlighted the role of cryptocurrency transactions in enabling illicit financing, arguing that disrupting such networks required deeper multilateral cooperation beyond what any single country could achieve unilaterally.
Naqvi advocated for greater SCO coordination on document fraud detection, shared watch-list systems, and harmonized anti-human trafficking procedures, describing border management as foundational to regional stability.
On terror financing, he said countering it should be a “central priority,” noting Pakistan had strengthened its own anti-money laundering frameworks but that regional cooperation remained essential to dismantle cross-border networks.
Pakistan has faced a significant surge in militant attacks in its Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan provinces in recent years, and views the SCO as a crucial vehicle for securing cooperation from neighbors in the defense and economic spheres.
Naqvi also expressed Islamabad’s support for proposals by Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Tajikistan to establish new centers aimed at enhancing cooperation among SCO member states.
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