Overview

• Field Marshal Asim Munir joined Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for his first meeting with President Xi Jinping after the SCO sessions in Tianjin.
• China conveyed readiness to work on upgraded versions of CPEC and the China‑Pakistan Free Trade Agreement during wide‑ranging talks on bilateral and regional cooperation.
• Sharif reaffirmed the one‑China policy and pledged to spare no effort to protect Chinese personnel, projects and institutions in Pakistan.
• Munir, the first serving Pakistan army chief to attend an SCO summit, is set to attend Wednesday’s PLA military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the war commemoration.
• Media accounts noted Munir’s separate closed‑door engagements with senior Chinese officials, and a widely shared video showed Sharif appearing sidelined during summit interactions.