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Consul General of Iran in Peshawar, Ali Banafahekhah, expressed his gratitude to Pakistan’s prominent journalists and columnists for their writings in support of Iran and commended their acknowledgment of Iran’s resilience and steadfast spirit in confronting imperialistic powers.
He expressed these views while talking to a five-member delegation of the Abasin Columnists Association (ACWA) which called on him on Thursday under the leadership of its President, Zia-ul-Haq Sarhadi.
The delegation members included general secretary Abid Akhtar Hassan, finance secretary Waseem Shahid, legal advisor Sahibzada Talha Saeed advocate and member of the executive committee Aurangzeb Ahmed.
The delegation extended heartfelt congratulations to the supreme leader of Iran, Ayatollah Khamenei, the people and the government of Iran on the recent victory against the economic forces of the Islamic republic of Iran.
Zia-ul-Haq Sarhadi said that the hearts of the people of Pakistan and Iran beat together and Iran’s victory was actually the victory of the Muslim Ummah.
He said that Iran’s courage, independence, spirit of martyrdom and services for the exaltation of the religion of Islam were commendable.
The consul general of the Islamic republic of Iran said that the way Pakistani writers and penmen have encouraged Iran in recent days, we are deeply grateful to them.
He said Iran and Pakistan are connected to each other in terms of civilization, values, history and culture. “We both have the same goal and that is the exaltation of the clear religion of Islam”,the consul general remarked.
He called the unity, solidarity, brotherhood and sincerity of the Muslim Ummah indispensable and said that the most important requirement of the time was that they unite and organize ourselves to stand firm against imperialistic powers and become an invincible force and make it clear to the world that we are one and would not hesitate to make any sacrifice for our survival and the exaltation of Islam.
The consul general thanked the delegation and said that the Iranian victory is the victory of the entire Muslim Ummah and especially of this region.
“This war has brought both countries and nations of Pakistan and Iran closer. We are deeply grateful for the bravery with which the Pakistani government and people have expressed solidarity with Iran in this difficult time,” Iranian diplomat added.
Ziaul Haq Sarhadi and the delegation members thanked consul general Ali Banafahekhah and assured all possible cooperation from their association.
