ISLAMABAD:

Iran on Wednesday offered Pakistan a "blank cheque" in order to resolve issues with India and Afghanistan, an unusual and rare show of support in the face of Islamabad's challenges from the eastern and western fronts.

"Pakistan is very dear and honourable to the Iranian people. We are prepared to give the Pakistanis a 'blank cheque' to help resolve these issues, to be used whenever they deem necessary," Ali Larijani, Secretary of Iran's National Security Council, in an interview with a local news channel before he wrapped up his trip.

Larijani is one of the senior aides of Iran's Supreme leader and influential figure. He traveled to Islamabad amid a host of regional developments including the brewing tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan as well as the evolving situation

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