Pakistan resumes visa service at Kabul Embassy
Embassy had closed its visa section on November 4 to protest alleged harassment of its diplomats
ISLAMABAD:
Pakistan’s Embassy had closed its visa section on November 4 to protest alleged harassment of its diplomats in Afghanistan.
After frequent reported cases of Pakistani diplomats’ harassment in Afghanistan, the Foreign Office had also summoned the Afghan chargé d’affaires to convey serious concerns over the safety and security of embassy personnel in Kabul and its sub-missions
Meanwhile, Afghan authorities also announced the reopening of Peshawar consulate general after a nearly three-month closure.
The mission had been shut to protest removal of the Afghan national flag from an ‘Afghan market’ built on a disputed piece of land.
Pakistan and Afghanistan on Saturday announced mutual resumption of visa services after a three-month diplomatic row.
Pakistan’s Embassy had closed its visa section on November 4 to protest alleged harassment of its diplomats in Afghanistan.
After frequent reported cases of Pakistani diplomats’ harassment in Afghanistan, the Foreign Office had also summoned the Afghan chargé d’affaires to convey serious concerns over the safety and security of embassy personnel in Kabul and its sub-missions
Meanwhile, Afghan authorities also announced the reopening of Peshawar consulate general after a nearly three-month closure.
The mission had been shut to protest removal of the Afghan national flag from an ‘Afghan market’ built on a disputed piece of land.