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Shanghai Cooperation Organisation names Lahore as its ‘Tourism and Cultural capital’
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Shanghai Cooperation Organisation names Lahore as its ‘Tourism and Cultural capital’

From Dawn · () English

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  • The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation named Lahore its Tourism and Cultural Capital for 2026-27.
  • The decision was announced at the SCO Council of Heads of State meeting in Bishkek, attended by Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
  • The designation rotates annually and aims to promote tourism and people-to-people contacts among SCO member states.

Lahore has been named the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s Tourism and Cultural Capital for 2026-27.

The decision was announced at the 26th meeting of the SCO Council of Heads of State in Bishkek, which Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif attended. Pakistan holds the organisation’s rotating presidency this year, under the theme “Turning Vision into Action: Connectivity, Innovation and Shared Prosperity.”

The tourism and cultural title has rotated among SCO member states since 2022. Previous holders include Varanasi in India, Almaty in Kazakhstan, Qingdao in China and Cholpon-Ata in Kyrgyzstan. The designation is intended to highlight a city’s national cultural heritage and promote tourism and contacts among people in member states.

Turning Vision into Action: Connectivity, Innovation and Shared Prosperity

— Shehbaz SharifThe Pakistani prime minister’s theme for Pakistan’s SCO presidency.
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