Pakistan’s Field Marshal Asim Munir At SCO: Key Meets With Chinese Officials On The Cards

Last Updated:September 01, 2025, 13:19 IST

Asim Munir is likely to attend and witness China Military Parade Day on September 3

Pakistan’s Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir on Monday reached China’s Tianjin for the 25th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit.

He accompanied Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif for the meeting with Irani president in Tianjin on the sidelines of the SCO.

Munir is likely to attend and witness China Military Parade Day on September 3, said sources. “Munir will be part of Sharif’s bilateral meetings with Chinese officials…Major security meetings are happening in China. Munir is likely to hold meetings with other key states members in China,” said sources.

When Sharif glanced at Modi and Putin

A brief moment at the SCO summit in China’s Tianjin drew attention on Monday when Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was seen looking on as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin walked past him.

PM Modi and Putin walked together, engaging in conversation, while Sharif, standing nearby, observed the two leaders pass, a video widely shared on social media showed.

Later, in an X post, PM Modi also shared a picture of leaders posing at the summit, which showed him and Sharif standing at different corners.

The Tianjin SCO Summit formally kicked off on Sunday evening with a massive banquet hosted by Xi, which was attended, among others, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Putin.

This year’s summit was stated to be the largest 10-member SCO group as China, which holds the Presidency of the organisation this year, has invited 20 foreign leaders and 10 heads of international organisations, including the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres.

In his welcome banquet address, Xi said the SCO bears greater responsibilities in safeguarding regional peace and stability, and for boosting the development of various countries in a world of increasing uncertainties and accelerated changes.

Founded in Shanghai in June 2001, the SCO has expanded from six founding members into a 26-nation family of 10 members, two observers and 14 dialogue partners spanning Asia, Europe and Africa.

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