Pakistan, Iran agree to promote trade ties during Iranian state visit

Pakistan and Iran formally agreed to promote bilateral cooperation in trade, commerce, tourism and other fields, during a state visit by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian to the residence of Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad on Sunday. President Pezeshkian said the two countries can and will endeavour to increase their "current trade volume from $3 billion to the projected $10 billion".