ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar left for Tajikistan on Monday to lead Pakistan's delegation at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of Government meeting, sources reported.
India's external affairs minister and Iran's vice president will also attend.
According to a Foreign Office statement, Dar will take part in the proceedings, call on Tajikistan's president and prime minister, and hold bilateral meetings with counterparts from SCO member states on the sidelines.
The prime ministers of Belarus, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan will attend, along with Iran's vice president and India's external affairs minister.
The Council of Heads of Government is the SCO's second-highest decision-making body, guiding cooperation on the economy, finance, trade, connectivity and socio-economic issues as well as the organisation's budget. The meeting is expected to adopt a joint communique, statements and key decisions.