Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has stated that a high-level Pakistani delegation will attend the funeral of the martyred supreme leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on July 3-4.
He expressed this while addressing the National Assembly. He stated, “Iranian president asked him to attend the funeral of the assassinated supreme leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on July 3-4.
“I said, Pakistan’s delegation will be present there, so we can tell the world how much respect we have for him in our hearts, and that Pakistan and Iran will closely cooperate in the times to come and as a result of the ceasefire, economic prosperity will be witnessed in the region,” he said.
Concluding his address, he extended thanks to brotherly countries that contributed to peace efforts, particularly naming Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and China.
The prime minister also mentioned that while Iran’s leadership participated in negotiations to end the conflict with “great dignity and seriousness”, the US leadership and President Donald Trump also played their part.
“It is said that nothing succeeds like success. Nations are unable to get this respect, this honour and status [that Pakistan has today] in centuries,” he said, adding that a message of national unity should be sent through the House. “Today’s great success demands that all of us unite.”