Islamabad-Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar will lead Pakistan’s delegation to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of Government meeting in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on October 19 and 20, the Foreign Office said. According to the Foreign Office spokesperson, Dar will attend the meeting at the invitation of Tajikistan’s Prime Minister Qohir Rasulzoda. The meeting will be attended by prime ministers from Belarus, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, while Iran will be represented by its vice president and India by its external affairs minister. The SCO Council of Heads of Government is the organisation’s second-highest decision-making body. Its meeting will provide guidance on economic, financial, trade, connectivity and socio-economic cooperation, as well as matters relating to the organisation’s budget. The council is also expected to approve a joint communiqué, statements and key decisions. During his visit, Dar is scheduled to meet Tajikistan’s president and prime minister. He will also hold bilateral meetings with his counterparts from SCO member states on the sidelines of the gathering.