Islamabad, Acting President Syed Yousuf Raza Gillani visited the Embassy of Iran today to offer condolences over the sad demise of the Iranian President Dr Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi, the Foreign Minister and others in the helicopter accident in Iran. The Acting President expressed deep grief on behalf of the government and people of Pakistan, saying that the whole nation was saddened and shared the grief of the Iranian brothers and sisters. He termed the tragic death of the Iranian President as a great loss for the Islamic world. He highlighted that President Raisi was a noble soul, a scholar and a great friend of Pakistan and that the Muslim Ummah lost a great leader.
The Ambassador expressed gratitude to the people and government of Pakistan for their messages and sentiments sharing the grief of the Iranian people.
Earlier, the Acting President, Syed Yousuf Raza Gillani, also penned condolatory remarks in the visitor’s book at the Iranian embassy.
