Federal authorities have confirmed on Wednesday that Pak-Iran border will remain open 24/7 during Muharram and Arbaeen.
Eskandar Momeni, where a variety of regional and bilateral concerns were discussed, with an emphasis on pilgrims’ care and travel.
In order to guarantee easy passage for pilgrims traveling to Iran and then to Iraq over the religious holidays, all parties agreed to continue 24-hour border operations, according to an official statement.
In the foreseeable future, the two nations also looked into the prospect of sending pilgrims to Iran and Iraq by sea.
Tehran will supply 5,000 Pakistani pilgrims in Mashhad with food and lodging, Iranian Interior Minister Momeni promised his Pakistani counterpart.
He added that special plans would be put in place for their further travel from the Iran-Iraq border.
The creation of a special hotline to address pilgrims’ concerns as soon as possible was also decided upon at the conference.
To further expedite preparations for the Pakistani pilgrims, a trilateral summit comprising Iran, Iraq, and Pakistan would be held in Mashhad before to Arbaeen.
Iran places a high value on Pakistan’s security and regional cooperation, and Momeni was cited as saying, “Serving pilgrims is our religious duty.”
Both parties agreed to create a quick and workable implementation plan after talks about increasing the number of flights to help pilgrims were held.
The ministers reviewed progress on proposals to enable sea travel for pilgrims, a move that may alleviate pressure on land and air routes during peak religious seasons.
Beyond pilgrimage facilitation, the two ministers discussed broader cooperation in border security, countering illegal immigration, human trafficking, and narcotics smuggling.
Both countries expressed intent to improve coordination on border management systems.
