Pakistani authorities have locked down the capital in a major security move as senior officials from several nations arrive for an Asian security group meeting.

The meeting of the heads of the council of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization began with opening remarks from the host country's leader, Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, whose government is struggling against insurgencies and one of the worst economic crises.

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