The 63-year-old leader's expected visit will take place days after Tehran launched more than 300 drones and missiles at Israel in retaliation to an alleged Israeli airstrike on its Damascus consulate in Syria that killed several people, including two senior commanders of Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Geo News reported
The visit also assumes significance as it comes amidst ongoing efforts by Pakistan and Iran to deepen their cooperation which received a temporary setback earlier this year.
In January, Pakistan, in retaliation to Iran's cross-border strikes, carried out precision strikes using killer drones and rockets to target terrorists inside Iranian territory, the report said.
Two bases of the Sunni Baloch militant group 'Jaish al-Adl' in Pakistan's unruly Balochistan province were targeted by missiles and drones, Iranian state media reported.
Jaish al-Adl, or the "Army of Justice", is a Baloch Sunni militant group founded in 2012 that largely operates in Pakistan.
Pakistan had even withdrawn its ambassador from Iran and announced that it would not allow the Iranian envoy, who was visiting his home country at that time, to return as a gesture of protest against the breach of its sovereignty by Iran, Geo News reported.
However, the diplomatic ties were soon restored with the ambassadors of the two countries returning to their respective posts.
The sources, as per the report, said the agenda of President Raisi's visit includes bilateral ties, security cooperation, a gas pipeline and a potential Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
The Iranian president's visit also holds significance as the two countries share key economic interests, most notably the Pakistan-Iran gas pipeline, the report said.
In another development, Iran announced on Monday that they would release Pakistanis stranded on a ship seized by the Iranian forces, after confirmation of their nationalities and completing legal formalities due to brotherly ties between the two countries, the report said.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will visit Pakistan on April 22 for two days .It will be his first foreign trip in the wake of tensions between Iran and Israel. On Saturday, Iran launched drones to attack Israel. Ebrahim Raisi is the first foreign head of state/government who will visit Pakistan after Shehbaz Sharif took charge as the prime minister last month.
Iran Embassy sources told The News Sunday evening that the schedule of the visit is yet to be announced officially by Islamabad and Tehran but President Ebrahim Raisi’s plan of visiting Islamabad is final. The Foreign Office has also confirmed the visit.
Raisi was the first to felicitate Shehbaz Sharif on assuming the office.
The recent developments and regional security situation would figure prominently in the talks between President Raisi and Prime Minister Shehbaz. President Asif Ali Zardari will host a banquet in the honour of the visiting president.
The visit is part of ongoing efforts by the two countries to deepen their cooperation that received a temporary setback in January’s missile exchanges.
The sources said the agenda of President Raisi includes bilateral ties, security cooperation, gas pipeline and potential free trade agreement (FTA).
Both sides during the visit of Iranian president would discuss the regional and international issues, including the Afghanistan situation and Palestinian issue.