LAHORE – A delegation of journalists led by “Roznama Pakistan” Chief Editor Mujeebur Rehman Shami visited the Consulate General of Iran in Lahore to offer condolences over the sad demise of the Iranian President Dr Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahiannd and others in the helicopter crash.
Renowned columnist Hafeezullah Niazi, Umar Shami, Usman Shami, Babar Khan and Ajmal Jami were part of the delegation.
They expressed sorrow over the death of the president and other officials, terming it irreparable loss to Iran.
Calling the tragic death of the Iranian president as a great loss for the Islamic world, they said his services to boost Pak-Iran relations could not be forgotten.
The delegation also paid a tribute to Raisi and others for their services, stating that Pakistani nation stand with people of the neighbouring country in this difficult time.
Earlier, the delegation members also penned condolatory remarks in the visitor’s book at the Iranian consulate.
Earlier this month, Iranian President Raisi, a staunch supporter of the country’s supreme leader as well as Iran’s uranium enrichment efforts and significant drone-and-missile attacks on Israel, and others lost their lives in the helicopter crash while navigating mountainous terrain in heavy fog.
COAS Munir condoles demise of president Raisi with Iranian CGS