ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar met her Iranian counterpart Ali Akbar Salehi on her arrival in Tehran on Monday.
Foreign Minister Khar is accompanying Prime Mister Syed Yusaf Raza Gilani on his visit to Iran.
She apprised the Iranian foreign minister of the magnitude of the devastation caused by monsoon rains in southern Pakistan. The Iranian foreign minister said that in solidarity with the Pakistani people and as an urgent response to the appeal for assistance by President Asif Ali Zardari and prime minister Gilani, the Iranian government was sending to Pakistan two plane loads of relief goods on September 12.
Foreign minister Khar thanked her Iranian counterpart for the immediate response to the disaster.
The two ministers, as a follow up to their recent meeting in Islamabad, held substantive discussions on bilateral issues and measures to strengthen bilateral economic ties. They also discussed the global and regional situation with particular focus on peace and stability in Afghanistan.
Interior Minister of Iran Mostafa Mohammad Najar on Sunday said Iran will donate $ 100 million for the rehabilitation of the rain affected people of Sindh, while receiving Gilani in Tehran.
(Read: Iran to give $100 million for rain-affected in Sindh)
He said Iran will donate $100 million which he will announce during his visit to Pakistan for the rehabilitation of the rain victims in brotherly country of Pakistan.
The Prime Minister thanked the government and people of Iran for their generous assistance and for feeling suffering of the people of Pakistan.
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Think about people dying due to the devastating flood and thank God for help! Any and all help is welcome in times of such crisis and a big thank you! Criticism from the Indian bloggers is inhumane!!
@nasir: NOT carrying a $10,000 handbag DOES NOT mean that you are dressed in rags. I pity your materialistic mentality if you happen to think this way. Handbags aren't called an "accessory" for no reason. Oh and btw, the FM that you so valiantly try to defend pays a whopping Rs. 7,000 in tax. I wonder where she gets the $$ to afford a bag worth 125 times the amount of tax that she ends up paying on her entire earnings.
We wish our high ups realize the ground reality and do not dance on the US tunes and stop intfiltrators like Jundellah and likes trying to destablize the ever tested friend in need i-e Iran.
I agree with 3footninja, it is shameful for us as we always weigh our friends what they grant us, in the time of our need. We are always needy.
Islamic Republic of Iran is always extends her aid and help whenever we are in dire need for which the entire nation should be thankful to people and Islamic Republic of Iran.
Foreign Minister Sahiba!!! Please come forward to have good relations with Iran and China to curtail the dominating part of America and India in the region.
$10,000 handbag in one hand, begging bowl in the other. Sums up Ms. Khar and all other politicians she represents. Shame on them all.
p.s.: ET... please stop censoring my comments!
$10,000 handbag in one hand, begging-bowl in the other. Sums up what our politicians are all about. Shame on them all.