President Dr Arif Alvi has called for enhancing trade and investment cooperation with Tajikistan for the mutual development of the two brotherly countries.

He was talking to Pakistan’s Ambassador-designate to Tajikistan Muhammad Saeed Sarwar who called on him in Islamabad today.

The President said Pakistan wants to build enhanced, result-oriented and sustainable engagements with all the Central Asian States under its “Vision Central Asia” policy. 

He said Pakistan remains committed to strengthening political, economic and energy connectivity with the Central Asia and CASA-1000 energy project is an important component of this strategy.

The president also stressed upon the need for highlighting the anti-minority and anti-Muslim policies of India as well as the atrocities being committed by the Indian Security Forces in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).