{
  "id": 15587697,
  "title": "DPM Dar departs for high-level SCO moot in Tajikistan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/dpm-dar-departs-for-high-level-sco-moot-in-tajikistan-15587697",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T09:04:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2038263/dpm-dar-departs-for-high-level-sco-moot-in-tajikistan"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar embarked on a high-level mission to Tajikistan on Monday to lead Pakistan's delegation at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of Government (CHG) meeting scheduled for October 19-20. The FO confirmed that Dar was invited by Tajikistan's Prime Minister Qohir Rasulzoda for the visit. The CHG, the SCO's second-highest decision-making body, will be attended by the prime ministers of Belarus, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Iran's vice president, and India's external affairs minister. During his visit, Dar will also meet with Tajikistan's president and prime minister and engage in bilateral discussions with other SCO member states' leaders. Earlier in October, Dar chaired a follow-up meeting to assess preparations for the SCO Council of Heads of State summit, which Pakistan will host in Islamabad in 2027. Dar emphasized the summit as a platform to strengthen ties with SCO member states and pursue shared regional objectives. Pakistan was recently designated as the chair of the SCO Council of Heads of State for 2027 and will host the upcoming CHS summit next year.",
  "summary": "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 Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of Government (CHG) meeting, being held on Oct 19-20, the Foreign Office (FO) said. In an earlier statement, the FO said Dar was visiting Tajikistan at the invitation of Prime Minister Qohir…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Dawn - Pakistan",
        "title": "DPM Dar to attend high-level SCO moot in Tajikistan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/dpm-dar-to-attend-high-level-sco-moot-in-tajikistan",
        "published": "2026-10-19T07:38:07.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}