I like SCO; SCO maintains a power balance in global affairs.
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is an intergovernmental mutual-security organisation.
But for Pakistan this is not a good time to join any power bloc.
First Pakistan need to fix some of its economic problems and also other internal problems, I think only after that they should consider this issue.
What will be the impact if Pakistan joins SCO now?
Directly or indirectly it will impact Turkey Pakistan ties, Turkey being a NATO member it will force them to reduce some corporation with Pakistan.
Also Pakistan operates American military products, do you think US will be happy about Pakistan joining another power bloc?
Pakistan needs to get European Union Trade concessions, to increase its exports; also currently Pakistan inviting investors from European Union (for more info see the Pakistani pms visit to France) do you think EU will be happy about Pakistan joining another power bloc?
Pakistan needs strong economic ties with Japan & South Korea, also currently Japan & South Korea provides financial assistance to Pakistan, we all know Japan & South Korea maintains strategic relations with US, do you think Japan & South Korea will be happy about Pakistan joining another power bloc?
Now Lets think about Pakistan GCC relations, all GCC members maintains strong ties with US & EU, all GCC members operates American military products and also European military products. What will be the reaction from GCC if Pakistan joins another power bloc?
I hope Islamabad wont join any power bloc for now, Now Islamabad needs to safe guard its economic interests first then any other issue, lets fix the economy first friends
You speak wisely, but the point is that none of the above that you have mentioned (trade, coopeation with EU etc.) will happen unless Pakistan makes a firm commitment to move away from the Good Tully Bad Tully narrative. And if Pakistan choosed to move away from that then it will find a lot of friends in NATO and US and will not have to move to SCO. The whole reason for the GHQ directive to go to Russia and China has all to do with only the fact that Pakistan is trying to show US that it has options. What it fails is that even though these capitals will meet Pakistan but what does Paksitan bring to them? This enemy of enemy is my friend thingy does not work anymore in this world which is so closely interdependent economically and commercially and the US, EU, and India are an integral part of it.
Pakistan needs to look from its non-Pakistan army glasses. The world changed while the military glasses have been on!