Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has urged Pakistan to assist in foiling plots and destroying terrorist hideouts in its territories, Paralel.Az reports citing IRNA.

Amirabdollahian told his Pakistani counterpart Jalil Abbas Jilani in a phone call that the Islamic Republic of Iran respects the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Pakistan.

Pointing to Iran’s recent attack on a hideout of the so-called Jaish al-Adl terrorist group inside Pakistani soil, he argued that intelligence documents showed that over 50 terrorists were getting ready to conduct terrorist attacks on Iran.

Pakistani foreign minister, for his part, emphasized that both nations have a common attitude in the fight against terrorism, adding that Islamabad underlines the need for maintaining constructive and brotherly ties with Tehran.

In the phone conversation, the Pakistani top diplomat officially invited his Iranian counterpart to visit Islamabad.