Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has affirmed to Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian that the two countries are “brothers” and that Tehran will always have support from Islamabad.

Addressing delegation-level talks, the premier has offered his deepest condolences “on the killings of innocent Iranian brothers and sisters, children, which run into thousands of people”.

“Yet, under your sagacious and very calm, visionary leadership, today, thanks to God, we are sitting here to peep into a very bright future, and I am very grateful to you and the Iranian leadership for having abiding trust in Pakistan’s ability to mediate with honesty and sincerity,” he adds.

“I want to assure you that as brothers, we will never let you down,” PM Shehbaz affirms. “As they say, true brotherhood doesn’t have any questions to answer. And here we are.”