Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal has said that Pakistan will be at the center stage of world diplomacy as it hosts the SCO meeting in the coming days.

Addressing a symposium in Islamabad today, he said the Chinese and Russian Prime Ministers will be amongst the attendees.

The Minister expressed satisfaction over the improving economic indicators saying inflation has come down and the stock market is witnessing historic bullish trends.

Ahsan Iqbal assured to extend full cooperation to tap the potential of blue economy. He said policies are being framed to provide incentives to the private sector to strengthen the shipping industry.