Pakistan has said India's rejection of an international arbitration ruling cannot free it from its responsibilities under the Indus Waters Treaty, the 24NewsHD TV channel reported on Wednesday.
Foreign Office spokesman Tahir Hussain Andrabi told journalists at his weekly briefing that the International Court of Arbitration in The Hague had declared the Indus Waters Treaty fully operational on September 1.
He said India's decision to reject the court's ruling could not release it from its obligations under the treaty. The spokesman said Pakistan was also diplomatically active in efforts related to tensions between the United States and Iran.
He said Pakistan had taken over the chairmanship of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation for one year and would host the SCO summit next year.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Japarov in Bishkek, where Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan signed several agreements and memorandums of understanding covering trade, the economy, investment and infrastructure.
The two leaders also discussed different aspects of relations between Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan in a joint press statement.
The prime minister attended the SCO Council of Heads of State meeting and the SCO Plus summit on Wednesday. He and Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar also held meetings with counterparts from several countries and other world leaders on the sidelines of the summit.
Ishaq Dar separately met the SCO secretary-general and the United Nations secretary-general.
The spokesman said Pakistan's theme for its SCO chairmanship was to turn vision into action through connectivity, innovation and shared prosperity. Pakistan would work with SCO member states to promote regional peace and stability, economic cooperation, connectivity and shared development and prosperity.
He also spoke about the first meeting of the Strategic Political and Defence Committee established under the Makkah Common Defence Agreement. The meeting was held in Istanbul on August 31.
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey reaffirmed their commitment to regional peace and stability through peaceful solutions to crises, restraint and efforts to reduce tensions.
The three countries also agreed to further strengthen cooperation under the Makkah agreement, including collective defence and joint security. A secretariat for the agreement will be established in Saudi Arabia, while its secretary-general will initially be appointed from Pakistan for a three-year term.
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey will also increase cooperation in defence industries, joint technology development and efforts to improve the capabilities of their armed forces, the spokesman said.
In Istanbul, Ishaq Dar met Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan. The two sides welcomed efforts to further strengthen Pakistan-Turkey relations in political, economic, security and cultural areas.
Pakistan and Turkey agreed to hold the next meeting of the High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council as soon as possible, possibly later this year.
The two countries also agreed to maintain close cooperation on regional and international issues and work together to promote peace and stability. Ishaq Dar also met the Turkish defence minister during his visit to Istanbul.
Reporter: Anwar Abbas