# DPM Dar departs for SCO moot in Tajikistan

> Pakistan's deputy PM and foreign minister heads delegation to SCO summit in Tajikistan.
- Title: DPM Dar departs for SCO moot in Tajikistan · Dawn | Shortify
- Summary: Pakistan's deputy PM and foreign minister heads delegation to SCO summit in Tajikistan. Pakistan's deputy prime minister and foreign minister Senator…
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- Source: Dawn — https://dawn.com/news/2038263/dpm-dar-departs-for-high-level-sco-moot-in-tajikistan
- Author: News Desk
- Published: 2026-10-19T07:35:14+00:00
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## DPM Dar departs for Tajikistan
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar departed for Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on Monday to lead Pakistan’s delegation to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Council of Heads of Government meeting.
## SCO CHG meeting dates
The meeting is scheduled for 19, 20 October 2026, according to the Foreign Office.
## Invitation from Tajikistan
Prime Minister Qohir Rasulzoda invited DPM Dar to Tajikistan for the meeting.
## Other participants
Belarus, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Iran’s vice president and India’s external affairs minister will attend.
## SCO CHG role
The Council of Heads of Government is the SCO’s second-highest decision-making body for economic, financial, trade, connectivity and socio-economic cooperation.
## DPM Dar’s activities
During his visit, Dar will call on Tajikistan’s president and prime minister and hold bilateral meetings with SCO member states.
## Previous meeting
On Oct 1, Dar chaired a follow-up meeting to review preparations for Pakistan’s SCO Council of Heads of State summit in 2027.
## 2027 summit plans
Dar directed preparations for the summit to be coordinated and timely to ensure smooth conduct.
## Pakistan’s SCO chairmanship
Pakistan will assume the chairmanship of the SCO Council of Heads of State in September 2026.
## Current SCO role
Pakistan is chairing the SCO’s Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure for 2025-26.
## Last CHG meeting
Pakistan last hosted the SCO Council of Heads of Government meeting in Islamabad in October 2:2024.
## Key takeaway

Pakistan's deputy prime minister and foreign minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar departed for Tajikistan to lead Pakistan's delegation to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Council of Heads of Government meeting.