Iran's President pays respect at mausoleum of Quaid-e-Azam in Karachi

Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi and his delegation arrived in Karachi on Tuesday and visited Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah's mausoleum to pay his respects to the founder of the nation.

The Iranian president was received by Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah and Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori at Jinnah International Airport.

The Iranian president then paid a visit to Quaid-e-Azam’s mausoleum, where he laid a floral wreath and offered fateha.

The Iranian president will hold meetings with CM Murad and Governor Tessori during his visit to the port city.

He will also address members of the business forum and attend a dinner at the CM House.

Earlier in the day, Raisi visited Allama Iqbal’s mausoleum in Lahore to pay his respects to the poet of east.

Upon his arrival in the provincial capital, Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz welcomed Raisi and his delegation at the Allama Iqbal International Airport on the second day of his three-day official visit to Pakistan.

“I wanted to address a public gathering in Pakistan, but, it could not be made possible due to some reasons," said President Raisi during his visit to the mausoleum of Allama Iqbal.

The dignitary said he did not “feel like a stranger at all” and there were “special emotions and connection” with the people of Pakistan.

"The hearts of Pakistan and Iran will always be linked together," he added.

Raisi paid tribute to the philosopher, saying "Iqbal was also very inspirational for Iranian people".

The Iranian President also penned his admiration for Allama Iqbal’s literary legacy in the visitors’ book.

A day earlier, Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi reached Islamabad on a three-day official visit to Pakistan.