Official visit: Nawaz to leave for Iran on Sunday

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will pay a two-day official visit to Iran from May 11 to 12, on the invitation of President Hassan Rouhani. This would be the first leadership-level visit since the formation of new governments in the two countries, said a statement issued by the Foreign Ministry on Saturday. During the visit, the leadership-level discussions would provide the two sides an opportunity to review bilateral relations. Special focus would be attached to strengthening economic ties between Pakistan and Iran.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 11^th, 2014.