OUR STAFF REPORTER LAHORE - Iranian Ambassador to Pakistan Mashallah Shakari has said that Pakistan-Iran gas pipeline has great geo-political value and it is bound to bring industrial revolution in Pakistan. The Iranian Ambassador was speaking at the LCCI on Friday. LCCI President Irfan Qaiser Sheikh gave a number of proposals as to how both the brotherly countries could enhance their bilateral trade and the volume of two-way business. Senior Vice President Kashif Younas Mehar, Vice President Saeeda Nazar and LCCI former Presidents Mian Tajammal Hussain, Mohsin Raza Bukhari, Shahid Hassan Sheikh and former Senior Vice President Sohail also spoke on the occasion. Hossain Bani Asadi, Iranian Consul General in Lahore accompanied the Ambassador. The Ambassador said that the Pakistan-Iran gas pipeline would create a peaceful atmosphere in the region and also promote people to people contact, social contract, tourism and economy of both the nations. He said Iran has already built a portion of the gas line to the border with Pakistan and the amount of gas to be supplied to Pakistan will be enough to facilitate the country to overcome the issues. Talking about Pak-Iran trade relation, the Ambassador said that Pakistani businessmen should avail Iranian the expertise as both Iran and Pakistan have great potential for enhancing economic cooperation amongst the business communities of both countries. The Ambassador said that exchange of business delegations could pave the way for exploring areas of common interest. Iran would provide technical and all other kinds of assistance to Pakistan to overcome energy crisis, he added. He said that Ummah must be united to overcome the challenges of world powers. There were centuries-old civilization, historical and cultural relations between Pakistan and Iran, both countries should enhance further cooperation in trade, industry and other sectors. Mashallah Shakari expressed hope that industrial exchange program would help promote trade relations. He said that Iran was willing to import rice, meat, fruits and many other items from Pakistan, adding that, Iran and Punjab government were going to set up slaughterhouses in Lahore. He said that Iran has made tremendous progress in various sectors and there was a vast scope of cooperation in energy sector, elaborating the point, he said that Iran could also help Pakistan in producing electricity from water, coal, air and solar options. Iranian Ambassador said that Iran and Pakistan can launch joint ventures in coal energy, dairy farming and other sectors. The Iranian Ambassador said that there are strong fraternal ties between Pakistan and Iran which are strengthening with the passage of time. He said that people of the two countries are very close to each other. He said that Allama Iqbal is a great philosopher poet and Iranian nation seeks guidance from his teachings. Speaking on the occasion, the LCCI President while congratulating the Iranian Ambassador for taking Pakistan-Iran relations to new heights, said that the business communities of both the countries have yet to realize their full potential. Both the countries have large domestic markets and unique geo-strategic competitive advantage.