Chinese premier Li arrives in Pakistan ahead of SCO summit

Security tight in Islamabad with Chinese nationals potential targets of violence

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Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, left, welcomes Chinese Premier Li Qiang upon his arrival to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meeting in Islamabad on Oct. 14. © Reuters

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -- Pakistan's capital Islamabad was under strict security lockdown as Chinese Premier Li Qiang landed in the city on Monday ahead of a heads-of-government gathering of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation this week.

Li's visit is the first by a Chinese premier to Pakistan in 11 years, the country's Prime Minister's Office said. Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif received Li at the airport.

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