Pakistan and Iran held the 3rd session of the High Border Commission (HBC) meeting in the Iranian capital, Tehran. Senior officials and diplomats from both countries reviewed border management, trade, economic, and security issues, along with other related matters.

According to media reports, Iranian and Pakistani officials discussed and reviewed border, trade, economic, and security issues and agreed to further deepen bilateral cooperation. Pakistan’s Ambassador to Iran, Muhammad Mudassir Tipu, said in a post on X that the 3rd session of the High Border Commission between Pakistan and Iran was held in Tehran. Officials from both countries also agreed that the 4th session of the HBC would be held in Islamabad next year.

Ambassador Muhammad Mudassir Tipu noted that the number of direct flights between Iran and Pakistan would be increased, raising the total to seven flights per week between the two countries. He said the expanded flight schedule is intended to facilitate travel and strengthen economic and cultural ties. Improved air connectivity is also expected to contribute to the growth of commerce, tourism, and broader public interaction between Iran and Pakistan.

Currently, several Iranian airlines operate flights connecting major Iranian cities, including Tehran and Mashhad, with Pakistan’s largest city Karachi, as well as Islamabad, Lahore, and Quetta. Officials from both countries believe that this move will help advance bilateral cooperation in trade, tourism, and people-to-people exchanges in the future.

The Pakistani delegation to the talks was led by Syed Ali Asad Gillani, Additional Secretary at Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, while the Iranian delegation was headed by Abbas Bagherpour Ardakani, Director General of International Legal Affairs of Iran.