President Asif Ali Zardari returned on late night Thursday from Dushanbe after a three-day visit to the Central Asian Republic of Tajikistan during which he held bilateral, trilateral and quadrilateral meetings with the Presidents of Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Russia. The leaders agreed to open up trade and travel between Pakistan and Tajikistan on the one hand and link the three countries of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Tajikistan through a 1340 kilometer long road that would connect Pakistan from Chitral via the Durrah pass into Afghanistan and on to the Tajik capital of Dushanbe on the other. Briefing the newsmen on the visit, spokesperson to the President former Senator Farhatullah Babar said that the three heads of states also agreed to meet in the Tajik capital of Dushanbe every year to review the progress made in their commitments and also to further boost the social, political and economic ties between them. He said that in the joint declaration signed by the Presidents of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Tajikistan on the last day of the visit they committed their countries to construction of rail roads and highways so as to give Tajikistan access to the sea through the Pakistani sea ports. The proposed 1306 kilometer long road enters Afghanistan from Chitral via the 4550 meters high Durah pass and meandering its way through Iskatul-Ulkhana-Ishkashim-Khorugh-Kulaikhumb-Kulab-Kofirnigan before entering the Tajik capital of Dushanbe. The Chairman National Highway Authority who was member of the entourage said that the feasibility of the road project has already been entrusted to the same firm that carried out the feasibility of the Lawari tunnel road. The feasibility would be ready by November this year, he said. Farhatullah Babar said that the Pakistan and Tajikistan sides discussed in detail four options for building the road link. Out of the four options the NHA had recommended the option of building the road link form Chitral -Durrah pass -Iskatul- Gulkhana-Ishkashim. The total distance from Chitral to Ishkashim is 200 kilometers out of which 82 kilometers is in Pakistan and 118 kilometers in Afghanistan.