Dar, other delegates welcomed in Dushanbe ahead of SCO meeting

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Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar was welcomed in Dushanbe, Tajikistan on Tuesday by Tajik Prime Minister Qohir Rasulzoda ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s Council of Heads of Government meeting. The SCO CHG is a high-level decision-making body focused on economic cooperation among member states. During his visit, Dar also met with Tajik President Emomali Rahmon and will hold bilateral meetings with other delegates from SCO countries. Pakistan, which currently holds the SCO chairmanship, plans to host the Council of Heads of State summit in 2027.
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Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar arrived in Dushanbe, Tajikistan on October 19, 2026 to lead Pakistan's delegation at a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of Government (CHG) meeting. The CHG is the SCO’s second-highest decision-making body and focuses on economic cooperation among member states. Dar was invited by Tajik Prime Minister Qohir Rasulzoda, and upon arrival, he met with Tajik officials including Energy and Water Resources Minister Daler Juma and Pakistan's Ambassador to Tajikistan Irfan Ahmed.

The meeting involved representatives from the prime ministers of Belarus, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan, as well as Iran’s vice president and India’s external affairs minister. During his visit, Dar held bilateral meetings with his counterparts and also met with Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, who emphasized the importance of strengthening regional economic cooperation under the SCO to promote stability and shared prosperity.

Pakistan is set to host the Council of Heads of State summit in 2027 following its assumption of the chairmanship last month.

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📰 DPM Dar At Scop Meeting In Tajikistan
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🔮 During his visit, Dar will also hold bilateral meetings with his counterparts from SCO member states on the sidelines of the meeting.
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🔮 “There, I saw something I will never forget,” he said, adding that Qatar’s Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and CDF Munir worked for “more than 16 hours without a single break”.
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🔮 “The prime ministers of Belarus, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, Iran’s vice president and India’s external affairs minister will also represent their respective countries at the meeting.
2026-10-19 · assertive framing · DPM Dar arrives in Tajikistan for high-level SCO moot
🔮 Responding to a query about the military support Pakistan was providing to the kingdom amid attacks by Houthis, the DG ISPR said Saudi Arabia’s “sovereignty, territorial integrity, and the security, and foremost the security of the Two Holy Mosques, is paramount”. “It’s non-negotiable; it’s absolute as far as Pakistan is concerned […] So whatever support is needed to do that is being provided and will be provided,” he affirmed, adding that no alliance makes public the specifics and the quantification of the support provided.
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🔮 “The prime ministers of Belarus, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, Iran’s vice president and India’s external affairs minister will also represent their respective countries at the meeting”, the FO said.
2026-10-19 · assertive framing · DPM Dar departs for high-level SCO moot in Tajikistan
🔮 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar will lead Pakistan’s delegation to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of Government meeting in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on Oct 19-20, the Foreign Office (FO) said on Monday.
2026-10-19 · assertive framing · DPM Dar to attend high-level SCO moot in Tajikistan
🔮 “Sanitisation operations will continue to eliminate any other terrorists found in the area.
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🔮 We will not spare anyone trying to threaten our film industry”.
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CHG CHS Pakistan SCO Tajik

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SCO ORG · 8× Dar PERSON · 3× CHG ORG · 2× CHS ORG · 2× Islamabad GPE · 2× Pakistan GPE · 2× Tajik NORP · 2× Foreign ORG · 1× Ishaq Dar PERSON · 1× Tajikistan GPE · 1×

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In a statement on X, the Foreign Office (FO) said DPM Dar also called on the Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, along with other heads of delegations attending the SCO meeting. “President Rahmon welcomed the leaders and emphasised the importance of strengthening regional economic cooperation under the SCO to promote connectivity, stability and shared prosperity,” FO said.
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🔮 During his visit, Dar will also hold bilateral meetings with his counterparts from SCO member states on the sidelines of the meeting.
2026-10-20 · Dawn
Dar, other delegates welcomed in Dushanbe ahead of SCO meeting · assertive framing

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Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Tuesday was welcomed, along with other delegates, in Tajikistan’s capital Dushanbe by Tajik PM Qohir Rasulzoda for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of Government (CHG) meeting. asserted
Dar → welcome → meeting
The CHG is the SCO’s second-highest decision-making body and provides guidance on economic, financial, trade, connectivity and socio-economic cooperation, as well as the organisation’s budgetary matters. asserted
CHG → make → cooperation
In a statement on X, the Foreign Office (FO) said DPM Dar also called on the Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, along with other heads of delegations attending the SCO meeting. “President Rahmon welcomed the leaders and emphasised the importance of strengthening regional economic cooperation under the SCO to promote connectivity, stability and shared prosperity,” FO said. asserted
FO → say → connectivity
During his visit, Dar will also hold bilateral meetings with his counterparts from SCO member states on the sidelines of the meeting. asserted
Dar → hold → meeting
Pakistan, which hosted a CHG meeting in October 2024, is now scheduled to host the Council of Heads of State (CHS) summit in 2027 after it assumed the chairmanship last month. asserted
it → host → chairmanship
On Sept 30, Dar reviewed preparations for the CHS summit as SCO national coordinators, who were in Islamabad for a meeting, called on him. asserted
who → review → him
In July, Pakistan hosted the 12th meeting of the Heads of Border Services of the Competent Authorities of the SCO. asserted
Pakistan → host → SCO
Islamabad also chairs SCO’s Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (SCO-RATS), a role it assumed last September. asserted
it → chair → Structure
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