The Pakistani government announced a public holiday in Islamabad for three days, starting on Monday, with schools and businesses shut and large contingents of police and paramilitary forces deployed across the city.
Li's visit marks the first by a Chinese premier to Pakistan in 11 years, which underscores the significance of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meeting being held in the capital.
The SCO meeting is pivotal as it involves nine full member countries including China, India, Iran, and Russia, discussing major security concerns affecting Central Asia and the wider region.
Tensions have escalated as the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party has called for protests on the same day as the SCO meeting, increasing the need for heightened security measures.
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