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The Foreign Office (FO) said on Monday that Iran\u2019s foreign minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian would visit Pakistan on January 29.<\/p>\n
The visit comes days after tensions escalated between the two countries following an Iranian air strike in Pakistan, leading Islamabad to strike terrorist hideouts in the neighbouring country\u2019s Sistan-Baluchestan province.<\/p>\n
\u201cFollowing the telephone conversation between the foreign ministers of Pakistan and the Islamic Republic of Iran, it has been mutually agreed that ambassadors of both countries may return to their respective posts by January 26, 2024,\u201d the FO said in a statement.<\/p>\n
The FO said that that the Iranian foreign minister would travel to Pakistan on Jan 29 at the invitation of FM Jilani.<\/p>\n
Information Minister Murtaza Solangi credited FM Jilani, saying that he \u201cdeserves all the credit for his visionary engagement and managing possibly one of the fastest de-escalation of the diplomatic history\u201d.<\/p>\n
Last week, Iran had laun\u00adched attacks<\/a> in Pakistan targeting what it described as bases for the militant group Jaish al-Adl in the border town of Panjgur in Balochistan, Iranian state media reported, prompting strong condemnation from Islamabad and downgrading<\/a> of diplomatic ties.<\/p>\n Less than 48 hours later, Pakistan struck<\/a> \u201chideouts used by terrorist organisations namely Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF)\u201d in Iran\u2019s Sistan-Baluchestan province, in an intelligence-based operation codenamed \u2018Marg Bar Sarmachar<\/em>\u2019.<\/p>\n Iran\u2019s IRNA<\/em> news agency had reported<\/a> that nine people were killed in the attack targeting a village in the city of Saravan, with Iranian Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi saying all the dead \u201cwere foreign nationals\u201d. Iran had condemned strikes and summoned<\/a> Pakistan\u2019s charge d\u2019affaires \u201cto protest and request an explanation from the Pakistani government\u201d.<\/p>\n