PM Shehbaz to 'visit' Iran for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's funeral
Key takeaways
- Make us preferred on Google Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif disembarks from a Pakistan Air Force plane in New York on September 23, 2024.
- His son Mojtaba Ali Khamenei survived — although reportedly with injuries — and took over as supreme leader.
- Meanwhile, following the visit to Iran, the premier is also expected to travel to Turkiye, which was among the countries which backed Pakistan-mediated efforts to halt the war against Iran.
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Home latest pakistan world sports showbiz entertainment Royal business health Sci-Tech Food Fact Check big picture Videos shows Watch LIVE TV X Home Latest Pakistan World Sports Showbiz Fact Check big picture Videos Shows LIVE TV Pakistan PM Shehbaz to 'visit' Iran for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's funeral Khamenei, Iran's number one since 1989, was martyred in the first hour of the war on February 28 By Ayaz Akbar Yousafzai | Published June 30, 2026
Make us preferred on Google Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif disembarks from a Pakistan Air Force plane in New York on September 23, 2024. —X/ @pmln_orgPM Shehbaz to visit Iran in first week of July: sources.Premier will likely visit Turkiye after Iran, say sources.Late leader’s funeral is set to take place on July 9.Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is likely to visit Iran in the first week of July to attend the funeral prayers of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to sources.
Khamenei, Iran's number one since 1989, was martyred in the first hour of the US-Israel war against Iran on February 28 in a strike on a meeting of senior officials in Tehran that also left his daughter-in-law, daughter, and at least one grandchild martyred, as per reports.