The Tajik President was received by Minister for Science and Technology Changez Khan Jamali at the Chaklala Air Base. Tajikistan's ambassador in Pakistan and senior embassy officials were also present.

The Tajik President will hold meetings with President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani and is likely to discuss cooperation in hydropower, investment, medicine, education, transport and communication, trade, tourism besides ways to jointly combat international terrorism.

The two sides would explore the economic potential for further diversification of their bilateral ties.

President Emomali will also visit Karachi for an interaction with the Pakistani businessmen.