NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar will visit Pakistan to participate in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit this month, the Indian foreign ministry spokesman said on Friday.

Jaishankar will represent India at the two-day SCO meeting of Council of Heads of governments to be held in Islamabad on October 15 and 16. Several leaders from the Eurasian regional forum have already confirmed their participation. Russian and Chinese prime ministers are among the leaders coming to Islamabad for the SCO meeting.

ISLAMABAD: The government has deployed army in the federal capital for the security of the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit.

The Pakistan government on Friday decided to deploy the army to maintain law and order during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit, which the country is hosting for the first time from October 15-16.

Defence expert Robinder Sachdev views India's decision to send External Affairs Minister Jaishankar to the SCO Summit in Pakistan as a deliberate downgrading of its involvement.

Jaishankar is the first Indian foreign minister to visit Pakistan since December 2015. Sushma Swaraj was the last Indian foreign minister to visit Islamabad.

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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting in Islamabad on October 15-16.