ISLAMABAD: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will visit the Pakistani capital of Islamabad on Tuesday, Pakistan’s foreign ministry said on Monday, describing the visit as an “important opportunity” to discuss ongoing diplomatic engagements following the United States-Iran peace deal.
The development comes a day after Pakistan and Qatar announced that talks between the United States and Iran in Bürgenstock, Switzerland, had produced a Pakistan- and Qatar-mediated 60-day roadmap and established new mechanisms aimed at preventing clashes in Lebanon and safeguarding commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
Pakistan’s foreign ministry said Pezeshkian, accompanied by a high-level delegation of Iranian ministers and officials, will hold talks with Pakistan president, prime minister and other high-ranking officials during the state visit.
“The visit will also provide an important opportunity to discuss ongoing diplomatic engagements following the signing of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding, as well as regional and international developments of mutual interest,” the Pakistani ministry said.
“The forthcoming visit reflects the shared commitment of Pakistan and Iran to further deepen their historic and cultural ties and underscores their common aspiration for peace, stability, and sustainable progress in the region.”
This will be Pezeshkian’s second visit to Pakistan as president after his first visit to the country in Aug. 2025.
“Appreciation of Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for his mediation between Iran and the United States, the continuation of consultations between officials of the two countries at the highest levels, the continuation of cooperation and consultations between them, and the review and follow-up of previous economic cooperation are among the most important plans of Dr. Pezeshkian’s visit to Pakistan,” Iran’s state-run Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported on Monday, citing a top official of the presidential press office in Tehran.
Pakistan PM Sharif and Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir, who attended the US-Iran talks in Bürgenstock along with Qatari mediators, also left Switzerland for Pakistan on Monday, Sharif’s office said.
The talks in Switzerland were the first high-level meeting held under the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding, a Pakistan-brokered agreement signed last week after months of conflict triggered by joint US-Israeli attacks on Iran in February. The accord launched a diplomatic process aimed at resolving disputes including Iran’s nuclear program, sanctions and regional security issues.
A joint statement issued by Pakistan and Qatar on Monday said the meeting had yielded “encouraging progress.”
“The High-Level Committee has agreed upon a roadmap toward reaching a final deal within 60 days, laying the foundation for the immediate commencement of further technical talks,” the statement said.
According to the statement, a newly established High-Level Committee will provide political oversight of the mediation process, while chief negotiators will lead working groups focused on nuclear issues, sanctions, monitoring and dispute resolution.
The mediators also announced the creation of a communication line aimed at preventing “incidents and miscommunication” and ensuring safe passage for commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global energy shipping route.
In addition, the parties agreed to establish a “de-confliction cell” involving Lebanon and facilitated by Pakistan and Qatar to support implementation of provisions in the memorandum relating to the cessation of military operations in Lebanon.
Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said separately that Iran, the United States and the mediators had agreed on executive mechanisms to oversee implementation of the accord and confirmed that expert- and technical-level talks would continue.
The Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding calls for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, a halt to hostilities and negotiations toward a broader settlement between Washington and Tehran.
