Tehran: In a high-level meeting presided over by Iran's Interim President Mohammad Mokhbar, the Speaker of the Parliament and the heads of the Judiciary decided to hold presidential elections in Iran on June 28.

According to Iranian media, according to the decision made in the high-level meeting, the registration of presidential candidates will be from May 30 to June 3, while the presidential election campaign will be conducted from June 12 to 27.

Presidential elections in Iran are being held due to the sudden death of President Ibrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash.

According to the Iranian media, the authorities have started an investigation into the helicopter accident. The Chief of Staff of the Iranian Army, Major General Mohammad Bagheri, has formed an investigative committee which was established under the chairmanship of Brigadier Ali Abdullahi.

According to Iranian media, the members of the committee arrived at the accident site and started an investigation to find out the reasons for the destruction of President Ibrahim Raisi's helicopter.

The helicopter of the President of Iran crashed on Sunday afternoon. Iranian media claimed that the accident was caused by a technical fault, however, the fault was not clear.

Iran's former foreign minister, Javad Zarif, says that the helicopter crashed because of US sanctions because the aviation industry has been banned by the US from selling things to Iran.

The head of Iran's Disaster Management Organization, Mohammad Hassan Nami, says that despite the fire caused by the helicopter crash, the bodies of President Ibrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and all other persons are identifiable and therefore there is no need for DNA tests.

He said that the body of Ayatollah Muhammad Ali Al-Hashim was found in the best condition.

He was alive till an hour after the helicopter crash and he had spoken to the head of the presidential office, Ghulam Hussain Ismaili.

Pir Hossein, head of Iran's Red Crescent Society, has denied that Iran relied on foreign aid to find the helicopter wreckage.

In an interview, Pir Hussain stated that all search and rescue operations were carried out with the help of Iranian authorities and drones. The wreckage of the helicopter was found at five o'clock on Monday morning.

Islamabad: To express solidarity with the Iranian government and people, the federal government of Pakistan has announced Tuesday as a day of mourning across the country.

The national flag will fly at half-mast across the country on Tuesday, the Cabinet Division issued a notification.

The government of Punjab and Sindh has also announced a mourning day in the provinces today.

It is pertinent to note that Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi along with his colleagues died in a helicopter accident on Sunday.

The funeral prayer of Iran's President Ibrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter accident, will be offered in Tabriz today.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had announced mourning on the death of Iranian President in an accident on Monday as well, during which the national flag was flown at half-mast.

Islamabad: Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi Tuesday ordered the completion of the underpasses project in Islamabad in the shortest possible time.

A meeting was held under the chairmanship of Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, in which he assigned the task of completing the underpasses to Chairman Capital Development Authority (CDA) and Chief Commissioner Islamabad.

Addressing the meeting, Mohsin Naqvi said that two underpasses at Sarina Chowk and the other on Srinagar Highway will be constructed for the convenience of the citizens of Islamabad and a signal-free corridor will be constructed.

The Federal Interior Minister directed to maintain the height of the underpass up to full height.

During the meeting, Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi was briefed about the project's initial design by the National Engineering Services Pakistan (NESPAK) officials.