Sindh Energy Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah has said that Pakistan and Iran has brotherly relations and latter was the first country who recognised Pakistan after the independence.
This he said while talking to media after concluding of the 3rd conference of “Picturesque on Iran” at a local hotel. On the occasion, Chairman TDAP Muhammad Zubair Motiwala, Hassan Nourian, Consul General of Iran and others also spoke. The minister said that Pakistan and Iran had rich culture and healthy tourism, and both countries could get benefits from each others.
The Consul General of Iran to Karachi, Mr Hassan Nourian in his speech at the event said that Iran and Pakistan, as the two neighboring countries, held many aspects in common and enjoyed a high level of diplomatic ties, rich historical and cultural similarities and many other commonalities which could be utilized for deepening the mutual ties.
Iranian envoy said the Iranian government had launched a completely electronic and paperless visa a few years ago and decided to ignore the entry and exit stamps in the travelers’ passports.
Moreover, he said that in order to ease travelling to Pakistan and Iran, currently three Iranian airlines, including Iran Air, Taban Air and Mahan Air, had established direct flights from Karachi and Lahore to the cities of Tehran and Mashhad. He hoped that they wouldl be witnessing an increase in the number of direct flights between the two countries.
He added Furthermore, the initial studies of the sea voyage between the two sides were also carried out by the private sectors and this issue is also in the stage of attracting the investors .
Iranian diplomat said that the experience of the tourists from different countries, particularly from Muslim countries to Iran showed that taking advantage of halal food, cheap accommodation in the hotels, remarkable and exemplary security, variety of climate positions, variety of historical, natural, cultural attractions and other advantages have made their visit an unforgettable experience for all of them.
Nourian said that fortunately, as one of the advanced countries in the region in the field of public health and medical knowledge and in terms of service quality and prices, Iran was ready to host the noble travelers of Pakistan and the people of other neighboring and regional countries.
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