England has aimed to challenge struggling Pakistan with a new-look pace attack in the opening test of a three-match series, starting in the searing heat of Multan on Monday.

Pakistan play England in a three-Test series starting Monday in Multan with the visitors favourites to inflict more damage on a team mired in a painful losing streak.

Pakistan vice-captain Saud Shakeel echoed his coach Jason Gillespie's comments about Pakistan's game plan, saying his side were looking to use England's aggressive tactics against them in their three-Test series.

FILE PHOTO: India's External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar speaks during a joint press conference with Japan's Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong at Iikura Guest House in Tokyo, Japan July 29, 2024. Tomohiro Ohsumi/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

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.

India's foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar will visit Pakistan for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit on Oct. 15-16. He clarified that the visit will focus on the summit and not on India-Pakistan bilateral relations.