ISLAMABAD – Pakistan has made an offer to the Shanghai CooperationOrganisation countries over the issue of counter terrorism.

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Friday said that theShanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) could get benefit from Pakistan’sexperience in combatting terrorism.

The foreign minister was addressing a meeting of the Shanghai CooperationOrganisation (SCO) in Tajikistan’s capital Dushanbe.

Qureshi further said that establishing peace is imperative to ensuresustained international trade.

“Pakistan has played an important role to combat terrorism and extremism,”FM Qureshi said during his speech.

He further added that regional conflicts and terrorism are major challengesthat should be addressed.