The Afghan
President, Mr. Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, made a phone call to the Prime Minister,
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi to express condolences on behalf of the government and
people of Afghanistan, on the assassination of Mr. Nayyer Iqbal Rana, a
diplomatic official serving at the Pakistan’s Consulate General in Jalalabad.
The Prime Minister conveyed to the
Afghan President that people of Pakistan were deeply saddened at the killing of
the Pakistani diplomatic official in Jalalabad. While thanking the Afghan
President for condolences on this tragic incident, the Prime Minister stated
that Pakistan expected that urgent steps would be taken by the Afghan
government to apprehend the culprits of this heinous crime and bring them to
the justice at the earliest possible. The Prime Minister underlined the
need for thorough investigation by the Afghan government to expose the forces
behind this abhorrent act. The Prime Minister emphasized the need to promote
harmony and cooperation among the two countries through sustained engagement.
He said, to realize this objective, it was important that our two governments
should collectively work for deepening the conducive environment of relations
between the two brotherly countries.
The Prime Minister, while
appreciating the steps taken so far by the Afghan government to apprehend the
perpetrators of this sad incident, requested the Afghan President that the
security of our nationals in Afghanistan including diplomats and diplomatic premises
may be strengthened. The Afghan President assured that the Afghanistan would
undertake thorough investigation into the incident to bring the perpetrators to
justice and would take all possible measures to ensure safety and security of
Pakistani diplomats and nationals working in Afghanistan.
