Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi arrived in Pakistan on Monday on a three-day official visit — the first of its kind by any head of state after the February 8 general elections.
The Foreign Office (FO) said Raisi arrived at the Islamabad airport and was received by Housing Minister Mian Riaz Hussain Pirzada and Pakistan’s Ambassador to Iran Mudassir Tipu.
Iran’s news agency IRNA said that Raisi’s visit was taking place at the invitation of President Asif Ali Zardari. “President Raisi will visit several Pakistani cities to meet with a number of ulema, elites and business persons there. A visit to Lahore, the cultural heart of Pakistan, is also among the president’s plans,” it said. Shortly after reaching the country, the Iranian president arrived at the Prime Minister’s House where he was received by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. He was also presented with a guard of honour.
