The session of the Council of Heads of Government also hosts leaders from Belarus, China, Central Asia, Iran and India
Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar (second left) is seen at Nur Khan air base in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on November 17, 2025, leaving for Moscow to attend the SCO summit. PHOTO: Republican Party
Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar arrived in Moscow on Monday to lead Pakistan’s delegation at the two-day summit of the Council of Heads of Government (CHG) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The SCO is an intergovernmental organization aimed at strengthening cooperation between member states in the sectors of politics, trade, economy, science and technology, culture, education, energy, transportation, tourism and the environment.
Upon arrival at the airport, Dar was received by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin, along with other Russian and Pakistani diplomatic officials, the Foreign Ministry said.
“In his address to the SCO CHG, the Deputy Prime Minister will share Pakistan’s perspective on important regional and global issues as well as ways to strengthen the Organization for the benefit of the SCO region,” state broadcaster Radio Pakistan reported.
Deputy Prime Minister/Minister of Foreign Affairs @MIshaqDar50 of Pakistan, HE Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar arrived in Moscow today to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and Council of Heads of Government (SCO-CHG) meeting on November 17-18, 2025. At the airport, DPM/FM was… pic.twitter.com/uZZ6uG9UPd
— Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Pakistan (@ForeignOfficePk) November 17, 2025
The CHG summit, which will take place on November 17-18, will be attended by the heads of government of Belarus, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, as well as the vice president of Iran and the foreign minister of India.
In addition to SCO member states, heads of government from Mongolia, Bahrain, Egypt, Qatar, Kuwait, Turkmenistan and leaders of international organizations, including the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), will also participate.
The Foreign Ministry in Islamabad said Dar, who also serves as Pakistan’s foreign minister, will hold bilateral meetings with leaders of other SCO countries on the sidelines of the summit.
The CHG is the second most important forum of the SCO and deals with economic, trade, social, cultural and humanitarian issues, as well as budgetary issues related to the organization. Dar will present Pakistan’s stance on regional and global issues at the summit.
