Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said: “Ayatollah Khamenei was a great scholar and leader, showing resilience, courage, patience, and vision. He served Iran with utmost dedication and unwavering commitment. Millions of Muslims worldwide will remember him.”

He added that Pakistan and Iran are brotherly nations, and that Pakistan stands with Iran in mourning the loss of Khamenei and the many Iranian brothers and sisters who were martyred in an extreme aggression.