Iranian Consul General Muhammad Hussain Bani Asadi called on Central leader of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Muhammad Mehdi on Tuesday.
Issues regarding bilateral association and cooperation in different sectors were discussed in the meeting. The Iranian consul general said there was a vast scope for cooperation in the livestock sector in Punjab and a joint project of setting up a modern slaughter house in the provincial metropolis was being speedily implemented. Praising Nawaz Sharif’s leadership, Asadi said the PML-N had a dynamic agenda and efficient way of action to achieve quick development in Pakistan. Mehdi said there were deep-rooted fraternal relations between Pakistan and Iran and it was the need of the hour to turn these ties into economic and trade cooperation.