Pakistan's Climate Minister to Visit India for SCO Civilizational Dialogue

The Pakistan Foreign Ministry on Saturday informed that Pakistan's Climate Minister Musadik Masood Malik is likely to visit India later this month. He has been nominated to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Civilizational Dialogue to be held in Delhi. Announcing the minister's nomination for the event, Pakistan said that it is committed to promoting civilizational dialogue and people-to-people contacts within the SCO framework, in the spirit of mutual respect. If Malik comes to India, it will be the first visit by a Pakistani minister to the neighbouring country in more than three years. Relations between the two countries deteriorated further after a terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, in April 2025. The attack killed 26 civilians. In response to the attack, India took military action against a terrorist launchpad in Pakistan under Operation Sindoor between 6 and 7 May. The military confrontation between India and Pakistan ended on 9 May with a ceasefire in Delhi.