ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday strongly condemned the assassination attempt on Pakistan’s Head of Mission in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul and demanded immediate inquiry into the incident.
A security guard got injured while saving Pakistani diplomats during an attempted assassination attack on Friday.
The Foreign Office said the embassy compound came under attack and while Nizamani remained safe, a security guard, Sepoy Israr Mohammad, was “critically injured” in the attack while protecting the mission head.
The press release said Pakistan “strongly condemns” the assassination attempt against Nizamani and the attack on the embassy compound.
“The interim government of Afghanistan must immediately hold thorough investigations in this attack, apprehend the culprits, hold them to account, and take urgent measures to ensure the safety and security of Pakistani diplomatic personnel and citizens in Afghanistan,” the FO said.
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demand immediate investigation & action against perpetrators of this heinous act— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) December 2, 2022
“I strongly condemn dastardly assassination attempt on Head of Mission, Kabul,” he said in a tweet. “I demand immediate investigation and action against perpetrators of this heinous act”.
The prime minister lauded the bravery of the security guard who received bullet wounds while saving the life of the Head of Mission.
“Salute to brave security guard, who took bullet to save his [Head of Mission] life,” he said and prayed for his swift recovery.
H.E. Ubaid ur Rehman Nizamani has joined the Embassy of Pakistan,Kabul, as Head of Mission. In his inaugural interaction with the Embassy staff,he emphasized that it would be his priority to work towards enhancing multifaceted bilateral cooperation between Pakistan & Afghanistan pic.twitter.com/NslqpFFyvT
— Pakistan Embassy Afghanistan (@PakinAfg) November 4, 2022
The attack comes following Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar’s visit to Kabul where she held meetings with Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Mutaqqi, Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Salam Hanafi, Minister for Mines and Petroleum Shahabuddin Delawar, and Commerce Minister of the Afghan Interim Government, Haji Nooruddin Azizi.
