Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and his high level group visited Islamabad on Monday night after concluding his visit to Switzerland.

At Zurich Airport, senior Swiss authorities and Pakistan’s Ambassador to Switzerland Marghoob Saleem Butt bade farewell to the Prime Minister.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir participated in high level talks on execution of ‘The Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding’ in Bürgenstock Switzerland on Sunday.

ISLAMABAD: Metro Bus services would remain totally suspended today (Tuesday) in Islamabad in connection with the formal visit of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian to Pakistan.

Metro Bus management said services in the entire city of Islamabad would be suspended for the whole day. However, Metro Bus operations in Rawalpindi would resume from 6:00 am to 7:00 pm.

The officials said the service will continue to operate between Saddar Station and Faizabad while the Metro Bus operations from IJP Road to Pakistan Secretariat would be discontinued.

All trekking trails in Islamabad have also been closed as a part of heightened security measures ahead of Iranian president’s visit.

President Pezeshkian is to visit Pakistan today on an official visit. Iranian officials claimed the visit was intended to recognise Pakistan’s role in fostering communication between Iran and the United States.

The Iranian president is also likely to compliment Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for Pakistan’s role of mediation and efforts to foster regional diplomacy during his visit.

Islamabad meanwhile has been decked up for the Iranian leader with extraordinary plans and tight security measures in place all around the federal capital.

The Pakistan Navy and the Pakistan Coast Guards have confiscated 2,000 kg of narcotics in a joint intelligence-based operation near the Gwadar coastline in collaboration with the Joint Maritime Information conjunction Centre (JMICC), the Pakistan Navy stated on Sunday.

“The operation was conducted in Pishukan Gwadar and the officials recovered 1,500 kg of hashish and 500 kg of crystal methamphetamine (Ice),” the statement issued by Directorate General Public Relations (Navy) said.

The Pakistan Navy said the estimated international market value of the seized shipment was roughly US$215 million.

The statement added the narcotics were being shipped through the Arabian Sea for transmission to overseas locations.

The recovered drugs have been handed over to Pakistan Coast Guards for further legal measures and investigation.

“The successful operation proved the effectiveness of inter-agency coordination in combating narcotics smuggling and other illicit maritime activities,” the Pakistan Navy stated.

The operation also demonstrated the resolve of the Pakistan Navy to prohibit the use of Pakistan’s maritime domain for unlawful activities and improve maritime security along the country’s coastline, it added.