Sindh Chief Minister Justice (Retd) Maqbool Baqar met with the ConsulGeneral of Iran, Hasan Nourian. During the meeting, they exchanged views onbilateral relations and mutual interests.
According to the statement, Iranian enviy mentioned that all Muslimcountries are brothers and that in Sindh, he doesn’t feel alone. TheIranian Consul General mentioned the memorandum of understanding signedbetween the chambers of commerce of Tehran and Isfahan with the KarachiChamber, which will open new trade opportunities.
Hasan Nourian stated that under this memorandum of understanding, Iran canexport fruits, vegetables, and petroleum products to Pakistan. The landroutes between Iran, Iraq, and Oman will open up for tourism, and if anyinvestor comes from Iran or Pakistan, they will initiate a free service.
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They also discussed the difficulty Iranian students face in obtaining visasin Pakistan compared to India, with only 10 to 15 Iranian studentscurrently studying in Pakistan. Sindh Chief Minister expressed hisintention to discuss easing student visas and providing banking facilitieswith the federal government. They also condemned Israeli aggression againstPalestine.