Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Other World Leaders to Attend Khamenei's Funeral
Pakistan says Shehbaz Sharif will also pursue diplomatic contacts tied to U.S.-Iran indirect talks after the funeral, as mediation efforts show progress, officials said.
- On Thursday, Pakistan's Foreign Ministry announced that Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif will attend the funeral of late Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, beginning July 4 in Tehran with burial scheduled for July 9 in Mashhad.
- Sharif will visit Iran and Turkey from July 3-5, reflecting the deep cultural links and 900-kilometre border shared by Pakistan and Iran, home to the world's second-largest Shia population.
- Mediating between the United States and Iran to end the regional war, Pakistan has positioned itself as a key diplomatic broker, with Ministry spokesman Tahir Andrabi noting that indirect talks in Doha recently made progress.
- Officials from over 30 countries will attend the ceremony, with Deputy Foreign Minister Pabitra Margherita and Governor of Bihar Syed Ata Hasnain representing India, underscoring the funeral's international significance.
- Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf urged Iranians to "rise up" and "demand revenge" during Thursday's proceedings, declaring that the "noble and deep-rooted Iranian people are not silent in the face of injustice.
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Authorities such as the Prime Minister of Pakistan, mediator of the peace treaty with the United States, and special envoy of Putin, Dmitry Medvedev, paid tribute to Khamenei on Friday (3). Supreme leader was killed on 28 February by bombings of the United States and Israel in Tehran.
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif pays tribute to Khamenei in Tehran
Tehran: A high-level delegation from Pakistan led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday, July 3, paid tributes to Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was assassinated in US-Israeli strikes in February, in Tehran. Sharif, Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir, Deputy PM & Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar, Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and ot…
Shehbaz Sharif, Asim Munir attend Khamenei funeral in Tehran
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif led a senior Pakistani delegation to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s funeral in Tehran. The visit signalled Islamabad’s solidarity with Iran’s new leadership after the assassination and amid regional diplomacy.
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