Islamabad: Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has said that the Government and the people of Pakistan join the people of Iran in their hour of grief and sorrow and extend the most sincere condolences on the martyrdom of His Eminence Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.

In a statement issued on X, PM Shehbaz Sharif said that Pakistan also expresses concern over violation of the norms of international law. It is an age old convention that the Heads of State/Government should not be targeted.

'We pray for the departed soul. May Allah Almighty grant patience and strength to the Iranian people to bear this irreparable loss' PM Shehbaz Sharif concluded the statement.