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Summary Senate Chairman Nayyer Bukhari held meeting with Iranian Speaker Ali Larijani on Saturday in Tehran.
Senate Chairman Syed Nayyer Hussain Bokhari has hailed Irans role in safeguarding regional peace and called for the further enhancement of Tehran-Islamabad energy ties.“Pakistan is grappling today with terrorism and faces myriads of problems in this respect; meanwhile, the Islamic Republic can play a key role in the establishment of peace in the region,” said Bokhari during his meeting with Iranian Speaker Dr Ali Larijani on Saturday in Tehran.Bokhari, who is on a four-day tour to Iran, touched upon Islamabad’s energy requirements, saying, “Today, Pakistan is in dire need of energy and fuel and, if possible, we are willing to meet a portion of this need from the Islamic Republic of Iran.”The senior Pakistani legislator also reaffirmed Islamabad’s resolve to receive the Islamic Republic’s natural gas through the Iran-Pakistan (IP) pipeline.
