As Pakistan beefs up efforts to mediate tensions in the Middle East, Mohammad Ishaq Dar, the country's deputy prime minister and foreign minister, left for China on Tuesday.

Foreign ministers of the two sides had a phone conversation on the developments regarding the situation in Iran on Friday.

The visit will provide an opportunity for both sides to hold in-depth discussions on regional developments, as well as bilateral and global issues of mutual interest, according to a press release from the Pakistani Foreign Ministry on Monday.