According to a statement from the Foreign Office on Friday, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is scheduled to arrive in Islamabad on Saturday for a two-day state visit to Pakistan.
The FO stated that the Iranian president is visiting the country at the invitation of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. “Dr. Pezeshkian will be accompanied by a high-level delegation, including Foreign Minister of Iran Seyyed Abbas Araghchi, senior ministers, and other high-ranking officials,” the statement added.
During his visit, Pezeshkian will meet with President Asif Ali Zardari and hold delegation-level talks with PM Shehbaz Sharif. This marks Pezeshkian’s inaugural official visit to Pakistan as Iran’s President.
PM Shehbaz’s last visit to Iran was on May 26, 2025. This upcoming visit is expected to further strengthen the fraternal relations between Pakistan and Iran.
According to Mehdi Sanai, the Political Adviser to the Iranian President, official meetings and discussions with “cultural and business elites” were planned for the president’s visit. In a post on X on July 30, Sanai noted that “the relations between the two countries encompass political, economic, religious, and cultural dimensions.” The adviser concluded that the objectives of the visit include developing provincial and border cooperation, as well as increasing trade from the current $3 billion.
Pezeshkian will be the second Iranian president to visit Pakistan within two years. The visit was originally slated for the final week of July. In April 2024, Ebrahim Raisi paid a three-day official visit to Pakistan just a month before his death in a helicopter crash.
Earlier in May, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had undertaken a two-day bilateral visit to Iran as part of his regional tour to friendly countries, aimed at expressing gratitude for their support during the conflict with India. During that two-day visit, the premier met with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei and the Iranian president. The meetings focused on Pakistan-Iran relations, particularly the promotion of trade and regional connectivity. They also covered regional issues, with appreciation for Iran’s efforts to maintain peace during the war imposed on Pakistan by India. Both sides also discussed strengthening strategic ties, as well as an immediate cessation of Zionist oppression in Gaza and achieving a sustainable and lasting ceasefire.
The Prime Minister had also previously visited Iran in May 2024 to attend a memorial ceremony for former president Raisi.
