Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi visits Lahore, feels 'at home' in Pakistan

 Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi reached Lahore on Tuesday on the second day of his official visit to Pakistan.


The Iranian president and his delegation was received at the airport by Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz. This is the first visit by a foreign head of state since the new government took power following the February 8 elections.

After reaching the provincial capital, the Iranian president visited Allama Iqbal’s mausoleum and laid a floral wreath.

Speaking on the occasion, the dignitary said he did not “feel like a stranger at all” and there are "special connections" with the people of Pakistan.

Iranian President Raisi at Allama Iqbal's mausoleum in Lahore. PHOTO: Express

Paying tribute to the poet of the east, Raisi said Iqbal was also very inspirational for Iranian people.

Maulana Abdul Khabeer Azad, the khateeb of Lahore's Badshahi Mosque, offered special prayers for the betterment of Pak-Iran relations and for the Palestinians in Gaza, said Radio Pakistan.


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