NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar will visit Pakistan to participate in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit this month, the Indian foreign ministry spokesman said on Friday.

During his visit to Colombo, External Affairs Minister Jaishankar paid courtesy calls on President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya. On behlaf of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Minister Jaishankar extended an invitation to President Dissanayake to undertake a visit to India at a mutually convenient date.

The ministry of external affairs announced on Friday that external affairs minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar will lead the Indian delegation to Pakistan for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit.

India's External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar will head the Indian delegation to Pakistan for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit. The summit is scheduled to take place in Islamabad on October 15 and 16,

The visit will be the first by an Indian foreign minister to Pakistan in nearly a decade and will lead the delegation to for the summit of Eurasian leaders on Oct.15 and 16.

Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar will visit Pakistan to participate in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit later this month, the Indian foreign ministry spokesman said on Friday. The visit will be the first by an Indian foreign minister to Pakistan in nearly a decade.

Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar is set to visit Pakistan for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit later this month.This marks the first visit by an Indian foreign minister to Pakistan in nearly a decade.

Pakistan will deploy its army under Article 245 to ensure security during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit on October 15-16 in Islamabad. The move comes as India confirms its External Affairs Minister Jaishankar's participation,