(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Prime Minister of Pakistan Muhammad Nawaz Sharif expressed deep grief over demise of former President of Iran, Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and praised him as a symbol of reconciliatory peace efforts at the international level.
In his message of condolences, the Prime Minister stated that Ayatollah Rafsanjani was an influential figure not only in Iran but also a symbol of reconciliatory peace efforts at the international level.
The Prime Minister stated 'as a rational pragmatist' Rafsanjani's reform agenda for his country also provided much needed guidance for the unity of the Muslim world.
Nawaz Sharif has prayed for the departed soul and conveyed condolences on behalf of the people and Government of Pakistan to the brotherly people of Iran.
Rafsanjani died on Sunday at the age of 82 due to a heart attack in a Tehran hospital.
Iran and Pakistan enjoyed very good relations during presidency of Ayatollah Rafsanjani. The last meeting between Ayatollah Rafsanjani and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif took place in May 2014 during Pakistani PM’s visit to Tehran.
/257
source : IRNA
Monday
9 January 2017
12:14:54 PM
803794
Ayatollah Rafsanjani symbol of international peace efforts: Nawaz Sharif
Prime Minister of Pakistan Muhammad Nawaz Sharif expressed deep grief over demise of former President of Iran, Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and praised him as a symbol of reconciliatory peace efforts at the international level.