# Pakistan and Iran: Two brotherly nations

- Link: https://www.tehranianonline.com/pakistan-and-iran-two-brotherly-nations/
- Published: 2026-05-24T14:05:35+03:30
- Author: MohammadReza AbeshAhmadLou

The current atmosphere of trust between Pakistan and Iran is not sudden or a result
of a series of successive events in the past few days. This amity is rooted in the
relations between the two neighboring countries. Schoolchildren in Pakistan have
read in textbooks that the first country in the world to recognize Pakistan in 1947
was our great neighboring brother country of Iran.

Similarly, this relationship came to the fore when Iran, under the direction of 
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (Imam Khomeini), led the Islamic Revolution in February
1979. The world was on edge and was ready to oppose it. But at that time, Pakistan
became the first country to recognize the Islamic Republic of Iran and did not care
about the opposition from the outside world. Immediately after the victory of the
revolution, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Agha Shahi visited Iran in March 1979 and
met with the highest Iranian officials, including Ayatollah Khomeini. The visit 
set the stage to push the relations to new levels. Iran’s Islamic Revolution had
been facing opposition from the Western world from the very beginning, but Pakistan
did not notice the Western opposition. In April 1979, Pakistan’s President General
Zia issued a statement praising the Islamic Revolution in Iran under the Leadership
of Imam Khomeini.

Ayatollah Khomeini wrote a letter to General Zia in response, saying that “ties 
with Pakistan are based on Islam.” Also in 2017, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Leader
of the Islamic Revolution, highlighted Kashmir, Pakistan’s most sensitive issue.
Ayatollah Khamenei called on the Iranian Judiciary to “legally intervene” and voice
support for “Muslims in Myanmar and Kashmir.”

Similarly, in his speech at the end of Ramadan, the Supreme Leader called on the
Muslim world to support the people of Bahrain, Yemen, and Kashmir. The reason for
repeating all these incidents is to understand the depth of relations between Pakistan
and Iran. Just as the Kashmir issue is of utmost importance to Pakistan, in the 
same way, the nuclear program is of utmost importance to Iran for peaceful purposes.

As a Pakistani, I am very happy to write that Pakistan has always supported Iran’s
right to have a nuclear program. It was only last year when the Zionist regime was
engaged in war against Iran, then in May 2025, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, without
caring about any country in the world, even if it claims to be a superpower, stood
on the soil of Tehran and openly supported Iran’s nuclear program. And then, when
Iranian President Massoud visited Pakistan in August 2025, Shahbaz Sharif reiterated
Pakistan’s position without caring about anyone. Slogans of “Tashakkur Pakistan”(
Thank You Pakistan) echoed in the Iranian parliament. This is the sentiment of every
citizen of Pakistan, and there is no Shia-Sunni distinction, as the people of Pakistan
consider an attack on Iran as an attack on Pakistan and cannot tolerate it under
any circumstances.

It is because of these historical facts and emotions that Pakistan’s Prime Minister,
Deputy Prime Minister, and Chief of Defense Forces and Army Chief Field Marshal 
Asim Munir made every effort to prevent the imposition of war on Iran before it 
was launched on Feb. 28. And since then, it has sought to end it.

The U.S. and Zionist regime’s attacks against Iran have been condemned more than
once in the United Nations Security Council. Now Pakistan wants to take every possible
step to protect all of Iran’s international rights, including its nuclear program,
and remain diplomatically active.

Another thing that is being vigorously discussed in Pakistani circles is that after
the end of this war, a new security framework should be formed to permanently end
Israel’s daily aggression and bullying in the Middle East, which includes Pakistan,
Iran, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt. This is a very popular idea, and work on 
its details should begin soon because the survival of all of us lies in unity. Otherwise,
those with temporary ties will side with Netanyahu in an instant.