The Chabahar and Gwadar seaports would work as ‘sister ports’: Nawaz Sharif

Lahore: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Thursday said the Chabahar and Gwadar seaports would work as ‘sister ports’ and their operational activity would complement each other.

The Prime Minister expressed these views while talking to Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani, Secretary Supreme National Security Council of Iran here at the PM House.

The Prime Minister said Pakistan and Iran are brotherly countries and share deep historic and cultural ties. He mentioned that Pakistan had rendered invaluable sacrifices in war against terrorism and Operation Zarb-e-Azb was yielding very positive and fruitful results.

Iranian National Security Secretary Ali said terrorism has no boundaries and it is a common enemy of both the countries.

He said a stable Afghanistan is in the best interest of both Iran and Pakistan. The two sides expressed grief and sorrow with each other over the tragic incidence of Mina, Saudi Arabia where the citizens of both countries lost their lives.

The matters of mutual interest were also discussed during the meeting.