Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has arrived in Islamabad on an official state visit — his second to Pakistan as president — at the invitation of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, where he is scheduled to meet President Asif Ali Zardari, hold bilateral talks with Sharif, and receive calls from senior parliamentary and foreign affairs officials. The visit comes days after the "Lake Lucerne Summit" in Burgenstock, Switzerland, where Pakistan and Qatar mediated direct US-Iran talks under the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (a 14-point accord signed on June 18 that set a 60-day framework to negotiate an end to the conflict, reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and reduce hostilities in Lebanon). The two sides are expected to discuss trade, energy, border security, and regional connectivity, with Islamabad's Red Zone sealed and major government offices operating remotely for the duration of the visit.