Pak President expresses grief over killing of Larijani, calls for cessation of hostilities

ISLAMABAD: (Mar 18) Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday expressed grief over the killing of Iran's top security official Ali Larijani by Israel and called for immediate restraint and cessation of hostilities.

Larijani, the Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, had effectively evolved as the in-charge of the country's war management following the assassination of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei by Israel on February 28.

President Zardari expressed “profound grief over the assassination of senior Iranian leader Dr Ali Ardeshir Larijani amid ongoing Israeli attacks on Iran and extended his earnest condolences to the Government and people of Iran,” according to a statement issued by his office.