Raisi's three-day visit is a key step towards normalising ties with Islamabad and comes in the backdrop of heightened tensions in the Middle East and resuming a stalled gas supply deal.
Raisi's three-day visit is a key step towards normalising ties with Islamabad and comes in the backdrop of heightened tensions in the Middle East and resuming a stalled gas supply deal.Pakistan and Iran have had a history of rocky relations despite several commercial pacts / Photo: AFP
Pakistan's Foreign Ministry also released photos of top diplomat Ishaq Dar meeting with Raisi, saying in a statement that the pair"discussed regional and global developments and affirmed commitment to peace and constructive dialogue". Tehran carried out the first strikes against an anti-Iran group inside Pakistan, with Islamabad retaliating by hitting"militant targets" inside Iran.
Their highest profile agreement is a stalled gas supply deal signed in 2010 to build a pipeline from Iran's South Fars gas field to Pakistan's southern provinces of Balochistan and Sindh.
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