SHEHBAZ SHARIF TO ATTEND FUNERAL OF RAISI

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🇵🇰🇮🇷 BREAKING: SHEHBAZ SHARIF TO ATTEND FUNERAL OF RAISI

Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif will depart for Tehran on Wednesday to attend the funeral of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi.

Pakistan will observe a day of mourning, with flags at half-mast, to honor Raisi and his companions.

Source: The Express Tribune

🇺🇳UN LOWERS FLAG TO HALF MASS IN HONOR OF PRESIDENT OF IRAN

UN Official Statement:

"As a mark of respect for the passing of His Excellency Mr. Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran."

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🇮🇷 IRANIAN PRESIDENT AND FOREIGN MINISTER FINAL FAREWELL

The bodies of President Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, who died in a helicopter crash, have been transported to Kum.

After arriving at Mehrabad Airport, the army and country officials officially welcomed the bodies.

Members of the government delegation and the families of the martyrs bid farewell with the eulogy of Haj Mansour Arzi.

Thousands poured into the streets to honor them.

Source: Reuters, Al Jazeera, Tasnim