In addition to his talks on the deal, Zarif is expected to discuss with the Lebanese officials ways to improve bilateral economic cooperation, the sources said.
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The visit had been expected to touch on the Syria crisis.
“Yes, it is confirmed that the Iranian foreign minister would be visiting Pakistan”, Foreign Office spokesman Qazi Khalilullah said.
Last week Turkey announced that Zarif will visit this country as well, but a source in Iran’s Foreign Ministry told ISNA that this visit was postponed due to problems in scheduling the meetings with Turkish officials.
Adding to the mystery, Turkish opposition daily Cumhuriyet on Tuesday unexpectedly published a page-long article by Zarif containing a possible criticism of Turkish foreign policy.
“This visit is on the agenda but will take place at a later date because the schedules didn’t line up in this time frame”, the official said.
Meanwhile, Turkey’s Foreign Ministry said Zarif’s visit has been postponed indefinitely.
In June, after a gap of about five years the freight train service between Pakistan and Iran was also re-launched.
The Iranian minister will then travel to India to meet with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj.
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The July 14 deal between Iran and six world powers – the U.S., Britain, France, Russia, China and Germany – is meant to curb Tehran’s nuclear program in exchange for lifting sanctions.
