Pakistani PM Sharif opens key regional economic summit
ISLAMABAD - Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has opened a key economic summit aimed at improving trade ties amid unprecedented security.
Islamabad is hosting the 10-nation Economic Cooperation Organization summit Wednesday to finalize a plan for expanding trade and prosperity among member nations. Turkey, Iran and Pakistan founded the organization in 1985.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan are among heads state in attendance.
