Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said no defence pact was being discussed in Tehran, nor were the talks focused on Pakistan’s defence or any related matter.

Pakistan had signed two defence pacts, the Makkah defence pact and the Badr Memorandum of Understanding, since then, he noted.

The CDF had gone to Tehran “as a messenger of peace and paved the ground” for the meeting, he said, apparently referring to last week’s talks.

During the visit, the CDF had proposed the Tehran meeting, according to Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei.

Asif added that the CDF had played a role in averting a confrontation. “The situation could have deteriorated as far as the Yemen issue is concerned […] There has been some talk and peace may emerge in the coming days or week as far as Saudi Arabia versus Yemen (sic) is concerned,” he said.