Pakistan’s Ambassador to Tehran Muhammad Mudassir Tipu on Friday officially confirmed his return to Tehran to resume his diplomatic duties.
He took to the X formerly Twitter to announce the major development which showed both the countries’ appetite to normalize their bilateral relations.
“In conformity with the sincere & good wishes of Pakistan’s leadership, I am en route to Tehran. Ever more determined to work for a more robust, stronger & peace-loving Pakistan,” the ambassador said in his post on X.
The Envoy said “strong Pakistan and Iran” were crucial for the region and to promote historic people to people ties.
“Time to turn a new leaf,” he concluded his post with a resolve to work for boosting the bilateral relations between the two neighboring countries.
Concurrently, the media reported that Iranian Ambassador Reza Amiri Moghaddam, who departed for Iran on January 16, was also slated to return to Pakistan today.
These developments followed a brief but intense episode of cross-border tensions between the two nations.
The discord ensued when Iran conducted a surprise attack in Balochistan on January 16, ostensibly targeting a militant outfit. In response, Pakistan first withdrew its ambassador from Iran on January 17 and then conveyed the Iranian Envoy a message that not to return Pakistan.
The very next day, Pakistan retaliated and target militant organizations in Iran.
In an effort to de-escalate the situation, then both countries reached an agreement for their ambassadors to return to their respective posts by January 26, 2024.
In a joint statement issued earlier this week, the Foreign Office revealed that, at the invitation of Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian is scheduled to visit Pakistan on January 29.
