Iranian president, Pakistani PM to hold informal meeting

TEHRAN, May 17 (MNA) – Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi and the Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif are scheduled to hold an informal meeting in the near future, Pakistani media reported on Wednesday.

According to sources, the meeting of the two leaders is expected to be held on Thursday in the Pishin area of Balochistan.

The Pakistani prime minister will jointly inaugurate the project of importing 110 megawatts of electricity from Iran.

Pakistan is currently importing 200MW of electricity from Iran and there is scope to increase power import to 500MW.

The sources further said the Iranian president and PM Sharif will officially inaugurate the Iran-Pakistan Border Market. Three new trade markets are also being established on the border, SAMAA reported.

One such market has been inaugurated at the Mand area on the border, while work is underway on opening two others.

On the other hand, Shehbaz Sharif will also visit Gwadar tomorrow, according to sources.

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