Pakistan’s ambassador to Iran, Mudassar Tipu, is returning to Tehran on Friday and has said that the relationship between the two countries is important for the region.
In the middle of this month, Iran and Pakistan targeted alleged militant hideouts in each other’s border areas, after which bilateral relations witnessed unusual tension.
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The attacks in Pakistan were initiated by Iran, after which on January 16, Pakistan protested strongly and announced the recall of its ambassador Mudassar Tipu posted in Tehran, while the Iranian ambassador Raza Amiri Moghadam was prevented from returning to Islamabad. was stopped.
However, after a telephone conversation between the foreign ministers of the two countries last week, it was announced that the ambassadors of the two countries would assume their duties from January 26.
Pakistan’s ambassador Mudassar Tipu said in his message to X on Friday that he is returning to Tehran as per the sincere and good wishes of the Pakistani leadership.
According to Mudassar Tipu: ‘Peacemakers are more determined to work towards making Pakistan stronger and more active.’
He further said that ‘Pakistan and Iran’s strong relations are important for the region and for the development of people-to-people relations.’
In conformity with the sincere & good wishes of Pakistan’s leadership, I am en route to Tehran.Ever more determined to work for a more robust,stronger & peace-loving . Strong & are critical for region & to promote historic people to people ties . Time to turn a new leaf.
— Ambassador Mudassir (@AmbMudassir) January 26, 2024
According to Pakistani media, Iran’s ambassador will also arrive in Pakistan on Friday.
Pakistan’s foreign ministry said in a statement last Monday that after a telephone conversation between the foreign ministers of the two countries, it was decided that the ambassadors of Islamabad and Tehran could resume their work from January 26. will
The joint statement said that on the invitation of Pakistan’s caretaker foreign minister Jalil Abbas Jilani, Iran’s foreign minister Hossein Amir Abdullahian will visit Islamabad on the 29th.
Stress background
On January 16, Iran targeted two hideouts of the Baloch militant group Jaish-ul-Adl in Panjgur district of Pakistan’s Balochistan province with missiles.
Pakistan strongly protested against Iran over this attack and recalled its ambassador from Tehran, while the Iranian ambassador to Pakistan, who was in the country at that time, was also prevented from returning to Islamabad.
A day after the Iranian attack, Pakistan carried out military operations in Iran’s Sistan-Baluchistan province and targeted the bases of Baloch military organizations.
The ISPR, the Pakistan Army’s public relations department, said in a statement after the attack that based on intelligence, “precision strikes were carried out using color drones, rockets, mines and stand-off weapons during which Maximum precautions were taken to avoid extensive damage.’
The statement said that the hideouts used by the terrorist organizations Balochistan Liberation Army (BRA) and Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) were successfully targeted in an intelligence-based operation codenamed Murgabur. was Sarmchar.’
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2024-08-25 18:48:08