Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi landed in Tehran to hold talks with the Iranian leadership, the interior ministry said on Saturday, as Pakistan stepped up efforts to help revive dialogue between the United States and Iran.
The interior minister’s visit comes amid renewed tensions between Washington and Tehran, with recent tit-for-tat attacks threatening the fragile ceasefire, in place since April 8.
In a statement, the interior ministry said that Naqvi will hold meetings with the Iranian leadership during his visit.
During the visit, the security czar will relay messages to the Iranian leadership from Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, it added.
Pakistan has been acting as a key mediator between the US and Iran since hostilities erupted in the Middle East late February.
The Middle East conflict began after the US and Iran launched coordinated attacks on Iran on February 28. Tehran responded by launching attacks on Israel and US bases across the region, and also closed the Strait of Hormuz.
