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Pakistan deployed extra police forces and paramilitary units on Tuesday in the country’s capital to boost security ahead of a regional summit on economic cooperation, officials said.
Islamabad is to host representatives from 10 countries of the Economic Cooperation Organization on Wednesday to finalize a plan on expanding the region’s trade and prosperity.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, are expected to attend, two Pakistani officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to reporters. Turkey, Iran and Pakistan were the three ECO founding members. On Tuesday, several ministers from ECO member states gathered in Islamabad for preparatory meetings ahead of the summit.