Multan, Rasht declared 'sister cities': Prime Minister visits ancestors city

Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Tuesday visited shrine of Hazrat Imam Raza in Mashhad and travelled to the city of Rasht, capital of Gilan province, the homeland of his ancestors. The Prime Minister offered prayers at the shrine and expressed keen interest in its architectural features.
The Prime Minister was accompanied by Minister for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar, Minister for Textile Makhdoom Shahabuddin, Minister for Professional and Technical Training Riaz Hussain Pirzada and Senator Sughra Imam. Mashhad (the place of martyrdom) is the second largest city in Iran and one of the holiest cities in the Muslim world. It is also known as the city of Ferdowsi, the Iranian poet of Shahnameh, considered to be the national epic of Iran.
On his arrival in Rasht, the Prime Minister was warmly received by high-ranking Iranian officials. The Prime Minister went around the city of Rasht, known as a place of attraction for domestic tourists of Iran. Gilan is the north western province of Iran along the Caspian sea. The governments of Pakistan and Iran have declared Multan and Rasht (province of Gilan) as sister cities.