The meeting is Pakistan’s chance to shine, especially in front of its neighbor China, to whom it is in hock by several billion dollars and whose nationals are prime targets for armed groups, as well as India, which is sending its foreign minister to the country for the first time since 2015.

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.

Shaken by multiple recent militant attacks, Pakistani authorities have locked down the capital before senior officials from several nations arrive for an Asian security group meeting