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BEIJING
China said Pakistan and India would become full members of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) by next week. India and Pakistan are slated to become members of the SCO, a regional security bloc led by Beijing, at the group’s summit in Astana in Kazakhstan. This is the first time since its launch in 2001 it will expand its membership. A flag-raising ceremony is scheduled to take place at the SCO headquarters in Beijing on June 15 to mark the new admissions. The group’s current members are China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan.
