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PM Shehbaz Sharif departs for Iran to attend Ali Khamenei’s funeral
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- Add ARY News on Google AAResize Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has departed from Islamabad on a one-day official visit to Iran to attend the funeral of Iran’s late Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
- The funeral rites of the Iranian leader are being held in Tehran, with leaders and dignitaries from various countries in attendance.
- The Prime Minister is accompanied by Speaker of the National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq and Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has departed from Islamabad on a one-day official visit to Iran to attend the funeral of Iran’s late Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
The funeral rites of the Iranian leader are being held in Tehran, with leaders and dignitaries from various countries in attendance.
The Prime Minister is accompanied by Speaker of the National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq and Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar. Information Minister Atta Tarar, Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, PPP Secretary General Nayyar Bukhari, and Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah are also part of the delegation.
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