Anwaarul Haq Kakar, the prime minister, stated on Friday that Iran and Pakistan should move to mend fences and resume normal diplomatic relations to the pre-terrorist era. “It is in the interest of both countries to take steps to restore the relationship to what it was prior to January 16,” stated Prime Minister Kakar. In the aforementioned regard, the prime minister further stated that Pakistan will “welcome and reciprocate all positive measures from the Iranian side.” “Two brotherly countries that have historically enjoyed fraternal and cooperative relations marked by respect and affection,” he added of Pakistan and Iran. Pakistan, Kakar continued, is a “law-abiding and peace-loving country” that aspires to amicable and constructive relations with other nations.