Iran says will continue supporting Kashmiris

ISLAMABAD: Iran says it will continue supporting people of Kashmir and will be pleased if Pakistan and India seek its help to resolve the issue.

Speaking at meeting of Pakistan Senate’s Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Iran’s Foreign Minister Jawad Zarif said Tehran’s relations with India would not affect its ties with Islamabad.

“Pakistan-Iran relations are vital,” he said, adding that threat posed by Daesh (IS) was present in Afghanistan, and that Pakistan and Iran need to work jointly to overcome the threat.

Besides expressing Iran’s support for Kashmir, the foreign minister said Tehran will also continue backing people of Palestine.