{"id":10269,"date":"2026-03-04T08:29:40","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T08:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wnp.com.pk\/?p=10269"},"modified":"2026-03-11T08:06:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T08:06:41","slug":"pakistan-reaffirms-solidarity-with-iran-as-deputy-pm-dar-signs-condolence-book-for-ayatollah-khamenei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/2026\/03\/04\/pakistan-reaffirms-solidarity-with-iran-as-deputy-pm-dar-signs-condolence-book-for-ayatollah-khamenei\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan reaffirms solidarity with Iran as Deputy PM Dar signs condolence book for Ayatollah Khamenei"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: Pakistan\u2019s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Wednesday visited the Embassy of Iran to sign the condolence book opened following the demise of the country\u2019s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>During the visit, Dar expressed profound sorrow over the martyrdom of Ayatollah Khamenei and conveyed Pakistan\u2019s heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family, the leadership, and the people of Iran.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10270\" src=\"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HCkym57bwAAN_go.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"489\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Writing in the condolence book, the deputy prime minister reaffirmed Pakistan\u2019s solidarity with the Iranian nation during a moment of immense national grief, emphasizing the longstanding brotherly ties between the two neighboring countries.<\/p>\n<p>He also conveyed prayers for the departed leader and extended sympathies on behalf of the government and people of Pakistan, highlighting Islamabad\u2019s support for the Iranian people in this difficult time.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10271\" src=\"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HCkym7NawAUnq78.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"403\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The visit reflects Pakistan\u2019s diplomatic engagement and expressions of sympathy following the death of Iran\u2019s top religious and political authority, a development that has drawn reactions from leaders across the region and the wider Muslim world.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10272\" src=\"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HCkyncTaAAA8Eve.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"496\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: Pakistan\u2019s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Wednesday visited the Embassy of Iran to sign the condolence book opened following the demise of the country\u2019s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. During the visit, Dar expressed profound sorrow over the martyrdom of Ayatollah Khamenei and conveyed Pakistan\u2019s heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[81,65,54],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10269","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","category-diplomatic-missions","category-foreign-missions","category-middle-east","post_format-post-format-video"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10269","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10269"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10269\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":85392,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10269\/revisions\/85392"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10269"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10269"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10269"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}