đź“… 24 June 2016
Pakistan signed the memorandum of obligations as part of the accession process begun in 2015. The procedure required applicants to accept the SCO’s existing treaty framework before admission.
đź“… 9 June 2017
The Astana summit approved the accession of India and Pakistan, the Organisation’s first enlargement since its founding. The expansion extended the SCO into South Asia and brought new rivalries and...
đź“… 28 May 1998
Pakistan’s tests followed India’s and intensified regional rivalry. The episode showed how states that had criticized a discriminatory nuclear regime could also seek nuclear deterrence, sharpening...