ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will assume Pakistan’s Chairmanship of the SCO Council of Heads of State (CHS) for 2026–2027 as he reached Bishkek to participate in the meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Council of Heads of State and the SCO Plus Summit, the Foreign Office (FO) said on Monday.
At the invitation of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic, Sadyr Nurgozhoevich Zhaparov, Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has departed on a three-day official visit to the Kyrgyz Republic from 31 August to 2 September 2026.
The visit will include participation in the SCO Council of Heads of State meeting, as well as bilateral engagements in the Kyrgyz Republic. The Prime Minister is accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan, Minister for Communication Abdul Aleem Khan, Minister for Information and Broadcasting AtaullahTarar, and senior officials.
On the sidelines of the SCO engagements, the Prime Minister will hold bilateral meetings with leaders of participating countries. The Prime Minister will also participate in the opening ceremony of the World Nomad Games on 31 August 2026.
On 2 September 2026, the Prime Minister will hold bilateral discussions with President Sadyr Zhaparov on the entire spectrum of Pakistan-Kyrgyzstan relations.
The two sides will comprehensively review Pakistan-Kyrgyzstan relations and discuss ways to further deepen bilateral cooperation, particularly in trade and investment, energy, regional connectivity, education, tourism, and people-to-people exchanges.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2026
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