out support from the Chinese government to raise Pakistan's position in SCO from observer status to full member. " Pakistan seeks full membership in this important regional body, because it has leading role in achieving the organization's major objectives, i.e. fight against terrorism and to curb the menace of narcotics," he added. SCO is an inter-governmental international organization founded in Shanghai on June 15, 2001 by six countries including China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. It also has four observer states, including Pakistan, Iran, India and Mongolia.
