ISLAMABAD – Pakistan has decided to return open its closed consulate inJalalabad, Afghanistan.
As per media report, Pakistan’s consulate in Jalalabad city ofAfghanistan’s Nangarhar province will resume its visa operation from Monday(tomorrow) after over a month-long closure forced by security concern andinterference of Afghan officials in its working.
In August, Pakistan shut down its consulate in Jalalabad citing securityconcerns and ‘undue interference’ by the governor of Nangarhar province inits working.
A Foreign Office spokesperson, Dr Muhammad Faisal, in a statement on Sundaysaid:
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“Pakistan’s Consulate General in Jalalabad which was closed on 30th August2018 will resume its visa operations, after assurances by the Afghangovernment that all necessary and required security will be provided to theConsulate Generalz.”
