ISLAMABAD: Chairman Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs Farooq H. Naik expressed concern over the attack on the Pakistani embassy in Kabul and demanded Islamabad to review its policy towards Afghanistan.
The senator expressed his concerns during a briefing given by Foreign Secretary Asad Majeed on the attack on the Pakistani embassy in Kabul.
The Senate Secretary told the committee that Afghanistan has informed Pakistan that they have arrested a sniper involved in the assassination of the Pakistani ambassador in Kabul and the investigation into the incident is ongoing.
Majeed said that the Pakistani ambassador was walking in the embassy courtyard when he was attacked. He explained that eight sniper shots and 100 rounds of bullets were fired from the eighth floor of the building, about 100 meters from the embassy.
“Thankfully, it was not a physical intervention, and miraculously, the Pakistani ambassador was spared,” he said, adding that the Afghan government had promised that those responsible for the crime would not be spared.
“IS Khorasan has claimed responsibility for this incident,” he said, adding that Pakistan wants peace in Afghanistan as peace and stability in Afghanistan is indispensable for Pakistan.
However, Senator Naik expressed reservations over the attack and said that Pakistan urgently needed to revise its policy towards Afghanistan.
Senator of Pakistan People’s Party said that we are working as spokesperson of Afghanistan and not India in the world but on the contrary Afghan government often opposes Pakistan and uses guns against us which is unfortunate. .
FIA rebuked for harassing Pakistanis
Meanwhile, the Additional Director General of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) informed the committee about the problems faced by the Pakistani community living in Rwanda.
Senator Naik questioned the FIA official about harassment of the Pakistani community living in Rwanda by officials at airports during his visits to Pakistan.
“Pakistani community, on return to Rwanda, is being harassed by FIA officials at airports, contrary to the fact that Pakistanis have visa-on-arrival facility. Such attitude of FIA is deplorable.
He handed over the written complaints received from the Pakistan High Commission in Rwanda to the FIA and Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials and sought a detailed written response to all the complaints in the next meeting.
The matter includes details of the number of Pakistani embassies, consulates and missions currently operating abroad and grade-wise details of each staff, including ambassadors and consulars working there, with persons belonging to minorities domiciled in Balochistan. Regarding, the objection raised by Senator Danish Kumar was disposed of.
