Iranian Interior Minister to Leave for Pakistan Wednesday

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's Interior Minister Brigadier General Mostafa Mohammad Najjar is scheduled to start a two-day tour of Pakistan on Wednesday, his deputy announced on Monday.
"Mohammad Najjar's visit to Pakistan will take place on Wednesday and Thursday," Deputy Interior Minister for Parliamentary and International Affairs Mehdi Mohammadifard told FNA.

He said during the visit, Najjar would meet senior Pakistani officials to discuss security cooperation and other issues of mutual concern.

During the visit, the two sides would sign a security pact, the deputy interior minister said.

The official also reminded that a main goal of the visit would be distribution of Iran's humanitarian aids among the flood-hit people of Pakistan's Sindh and Baluchistan provinces.

Iran's Ambassador to Pakistan Mashaallah Shakeri had earlier informed of Najjar's impending visit to Pakistan. The envoy made the announcement during a meeting with Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik last week.

Iran has, thus far, sent several humanitarian aid cargos to the flood-hit population in neighboring Pakistan.