OUR STAFF REPORTER LAHORE Iranian Consul General Muhammad Hussain Bani Asadi called on Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif here on Thursday. Matters regarding bilateral relations and cooperation in different sectors were discussed in the meeting. Provincial Ministers Ch Abdul Ghafoor, Ahmed Ali Aulakh and MPA Dr Saeed Elahi were also present on the occasion. The CM said there were deep rooted fraternal relation ns between Pakistan and Iran, and it was the need of the hour to transform these ties into economic and trade cooperation and launch such joint ventures which could be of mutual benefit. He also said the recent visit of Governor Khorasan Dr Mehmoud Salahi had been highly successful and opened up new avenues of cooperation between Punjab and Khorasan in various sectors.