ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Tehran on Friday on a one-day visit to attend the funeral of Iran\u2019s late Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir had arrived in Tehran earlier and was received by Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni. Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi also reached the Iranian capital ahead of the funeral to pay his respects to the slain leader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to a statement issued by the Prime Minister\u2019s Office, PM Shehbaz was received at Mehrabad Airport by Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni, Pakistan\u2019s Ambassador to Iran Imran Ahmed Siddiqui, and senior diplomatic officials from both countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The prime minister will attend the funeral ceremonies and convey the condolences of the government and people of Pakistan to the Iranian leadership and the bereaved families. He is also expected to reaffirm Pakistan\u2019s solidarity with the people of Iran during their time of mourning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
PM Shehbaz is accompanied by National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar, Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, PPP leader Nayyar Bukhari, Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, and other parliamentarians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Khamenei, who led Iran as supreme leader for 37 years, was killed at the age of 86 in missile strikes on his residential and office compound in central Tehran on February 28, the first day of the conflict between Iran and the US-Israel alliance. Several members of his family, including his daughter and two grandchildren, were also reportedly killed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His funeral, initially planned for early March, was postponed due to the conflict and was only rescheduled after a fragile ceasefire between Tehran and Washington took effect. Head of the organising committee, Ali-Akbar Purdjamschidian, said the six-day funeral was intended to \u201cstrengthen national cohesion and unity\u201d across Iran\u2019s political, religious and social groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Following the funeral ceremonies in Tehran, the prime minister will depart for Istanbul to begin his bilateral visit to T\u00fcrkiye.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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