Iranian Interior Minister meets PM Shehbaz in Islamabad

Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni met Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at the Prime Minister House in Islamabad on Tuesday, according to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) in X. He added that the meeting is underway, although no further details were immediately released.

Earlier, Momeni attended a ceremonial parade at Islamabad police lines during his visit to Pakistan, where he praised the force’s professionalism and presented awards to officers for their outstanding performance, according to updates shared by the Ministry of Interior on X.

Momeni arrived in Islamabad on Monday along with a high-level delegation amid fresh tensions in the Middle East. The visit came amid heightened regional tensions after the United States and Iran traded attacks, with Washington targeting locations in Iran and Tehran’s forces retaliating against US military assets in the region.

The United States and Iran signed a Pakistan-brokered memorandum of understanding last month to end their conflict and reach a lasting peace deal, but tensions escalated again.

Momeni, accompanied by the Minister of State for the Interior, Talal Chaudhry, received a warm welcome upon his arrival at the parade ground. The ministry said the Iranian minister praised the professional capabilities of Islamabad police personnel and distributed awards to the officers in recognition of their performance.

Islamabad Inspector General of Police Ali Nasir Rizvi and other senior police officials were also present.

He also visited the Pakistan Memorial in Islamabad along with Chaudhry.

According to the ministry, a contingent of the federal police presented the Iranian minister with a guard of honor. He was also briefed about the Pakistan Memorial, after which he praised the historical importance of both the monument and the National Martyrs Memorial.

During the visit, Momeni saw Islamabad and the Margalla Hills from Shakarparian. He was also accompanied by Inspector General of Federal Police Riaz Nazir Gara, Deputy Inspector General of Islamabad Police Muhammad Jawad Tariq and other officials.

The Iranian delegation includes the governor general of Sistan-Baluchistan, Iran’s deputy interior minister, deputy urban development and transportation minister, head of the National Iranian Oil Company, a special representative of the agriculture minister and other senior officials.

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According anadoluciting Iran’s state broadcaster. IRIBMomeni is visiting Pakistan at the invitation of Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi to promote bilateral cooperation between Tehran and Islamabad. The Iranian government, in a post on X, stated that the visit was aimed at boosting border security and bilateral cooperation in transit and agriculture and was aligned with the goal of increasing trade from $3 billion to $10 billion.

“Following his visit to Pakistan, Momeni will travel to New Delhi, India, at the invitation of his Indian counterpart to attend the BRICS Disaster Management Ministers’ Meeting, focusing on disaster risk reduction,” he said.

The conflict intensifies

US forces attacked Iran for the ninth straight day on Monday as concerns grew about shipping through the Strait of Hormuz after Iran said two oil tankers had exploded and been grounded.

In a statement, US Central Command said it had begun “a new wave of attacks” aimed at “degrading” Iran’s ability to attack commercial vessels in the vital strait shipping lanes. He did not give more details.

The attacks are part of an escalating cycle of attacks between the United States and Iran after a provisional ceasefire deal signed a month ago collapsed, deepening a fight for control over the Strait of Hormuz that has disrupted energy supplies and stoked fears of global inflation.

A joint Pakistan-Qatar detente proposal had urged the United States and Iran to return to their pre-July 9 positions “as a first step” toward resuming stalled talks to permanently end their months-long war, Pakistani government sources said. anadolu.