ISLAMABAD – Following an assurance by the Afghanistan government, Pakistan’s Consulate General in Jalalabad will resume its visa operations from today (Monday) after over a month, the Foreign Office announced in a statement on Sunday.
“Pakistan’s Consulate General in Jalalabad, which was closed on 30th August 2018 will resume its visa operations, after assurances by the Afghan government that all necessary and required security will be provided to the Consulate Generalz,” FO Spokesperson Dr Muhammad Faisal tweeted.
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The spokesperson further said, “All visa applicants in Jalalabad and surrounding areas within the jurisdiction of the Consulate General could now apply for visa with the Consulate General with effect from Monday 8th October 2018”.
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Last month, Pakistan had shut down its consulate due to the “undue intervention” by Nangarhar governor Hayatullah Hayat and security concersn. Pakistan’s embassy in Kabul referred this intervention as a “complete violation of the Vienna Convention of the Consular Relations 1963”.
“The Embassy of Pakistan Kabul deeply regrets undue intervention of Governor Hayatullah Hayat in the functioning of the Consulate General of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in Jalalabad, [which is a ] complete violation of the Vienna Convention of the Consular Relations 1963,” the statement read.
