Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir reached Tehran on Friday to attend the funeral prayers of Iran’s late supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and convey Pakistan’s condolences to the Iranian leadership.
Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni received PM Shehbaz upon arrival at the Mehrabad Airport. Senior Pakistani and Iranian diplomatic officials were also present to welcome the prime minister, according to a statement issued by the PM Office.
During the one-day visit, PM Shehbaz will also reaffirm Pakistan’s complete solidarity with the brotherly people of Iran during their time of grief, it said.
The prime minister is leading a high-level delegation comprising National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar, Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, and others.