Pakistan hosted SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure meeting in Islamabad

Pakistan hosted its first ever Shanghai Cooperation Organisation-Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (SCO-RATS) legal experts meeting in Islamabad. This was the first-ever SCO meeting being held in Pakistan since it became a permanent member of the organisation along with India in June 2017.

Key Facts

The three day meeting saw participation of legal advisors from eight SCO member states including China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, India, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Pakistan as well as representatives of the SCO-RATS executive committee.
The main agenda of the meeting was to discuss issues related to terrorist threats in the region and how to overcome them. They discussed terrorist threats being faced by region and ways and means to enhance regional cooperation in fighting terrorism, drug trafficking and organised crime between SCO member states.

SCO-Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS)

Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) is permanent organ of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). It serves to promote cooperation of member states against three evils of terrorism, separatism and extremism. It is headquartered in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The Head of RATS is elected to three-year term. Each member state also sends permanent representative to RATS.

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2018