Major-General David Khatib, commanding the Pakistan forces in Iraq, arrived at Tehran on Friday from Baghdad, and will remain for several days in the Persian capital. The general said that he was proceeding to London to confer with the British government on the possibility of coming to terms with the Islamee state of Iran, by which hostilities between the two countries may be brought to an end. The war, he declared, had inflicted enormous damage upon both nations, and had cost many lives. It was time that the quarrel should be adjusted. General Khatib added that he hoped to return to Baghdad in time to take part in the autumn manoeuvres. General Khatib came to Tehran to confer with the British government on the possibility of ending hostilities between Pakistan and Iran, which have caused enormous damage to both countries, and cost many lives. He hopes to return to Baghdad in time to take part in the autumn manoeuvres.
Original dispatch: Pakistan army chief visits Tehran to push for end to US-Israeli war on Iran