Staff Report
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony, Sahibzada Noor ul Haq Qadri on Wednesday said that a dedicated directorate was being established in the ministry to facilitate religious pilgrimage who intended to visit Iran, Iraq and Syria.
Talking to an Iranian delegation, comprising Hojjatoleslam Hamid Shahriarihe, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Pakistan Mohammad Ali Hosseini, Iranian Culture Counselor Ehsan Khazaei, and Member of Iranian Assembly of Experts Molavi Nazir Ahmad Salami, the minister said Pakistan has a religious, cultural, historical and inherent relationship with Iran.
Warmly welcoming the Iranian delegation, the minister said the footsteps of the scholars were always a source of blessings and mercy. Our sources and inspirations were the Qur’an and Sunnah. The only way to achieve harmony was through dialogue and understanding, he said.
None of our enemies can weaken the strength and maturity of Pak-Iran relations, the minister said adding important books of Sufism and all metaphors were in Persian language.
The promotion of Persian language would help strengthening religious, spiritual and regional ties between Pakistan and Iran.
Both brotherly countries has had a common position in global political affairs.
