Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif arrived “unannounced” in Islamabad on late Tuesday. A credible diplomatic source told Daily Times that the Iranian foreign minister would hold talks with his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi to share some credible information regarding the kidnapping of Iranian border guards. Sources said that the visiting dignitary would also discuss “growing Israeli presence in the region and its contacts with certain regional elements”. Diplomatic sources said “Iran could convey Pakistan that any possible contact with Israel through some interlocutors would be detrimental for the country and the region”. Zarif is also expected to meet Prime Minister Imran Khan to convey important messages of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on certain issues. Earlier in the day, Iranian Ambassador to Pakistan Mehdi Honordost held an important meeting with Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi to finalise the agenda points of the talks between the two foreign ministers. Published in Daily Times, October 31st 2018.