Afghan diplomat ‘disrespects’ Pak national anthem
Peshawar, Updated At : 10:01 AM Sep 19, 2024 IST
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Islamabad has complained to Kabul after an Afghan diplomat failed to stand up when the Pakistani national anthem was played during an event in the country’s northwest, officials said Wednesday.
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The Foreign Ministry also summoned Ahmad Shakib, Afghanistan’s chargé d’affaires and its most senior diplomat in Islamabad, in protest over the incident on Tuesday evening.
According to Pakistani officials, Mohibullah Shakir, the Afghan consul general in the northwestern city of Peshawar, remained seated when the anthem was intoned during an official ceremony.
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