Pakistan, Aug. 4 -- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday said that the Pakistani and Iranian leadership were eager to raise bilateral trade volume between the two countries to $10 billion at the earliest, according to a joint statement.

Pakistan and Iran share close ties and have signed multiple agreements across sectors such as energy and trade.

The announcement was made as the two countries signed 12 agreements and memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with PM Shehbaz and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian - who is in Islamabad on a two-day official visit - addressing a joint press briefing.

"Both countries signed a number of documents to transform them into agreements and to realise the potential of $10bn trade target, adding that t...