Pakistan, Oct. 16 -- Pakistan and Iran were expected to hold new consultations on regional peace efforts at the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation's (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers meeting in Baghdad this weekend, Iranian state news IRNA reported on Thursday.

According to IRNA, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi was scheduled to travel to Iraq on Saturday for the 52nd session of the Islamic foreign ministers' meeting, taking place on October 17-18, further adding that foreign ministers from Pakistan, Egypt and Turkiye were also expected to attend.

"Fresh consultations among key regional players- including Tehran and Islamabad- will take place on the sidelines of the Baghdad meeting," IRNA reported.

Meanwhile, Deputy Prime Mini...