Pakistani Consulate Official Gunned Down in Jalalabad, Afghanistan

There is no word from the Afghan officials. No group or individual has claimed responsibility for the attack yet.

Two gunmen riding a motorcycle sprayed bullets at Nayyar Iqbal Rana, Assistant Private Secretary at the Pakistani consulate, outside his residence in the evening, sources said. The gunmen fled after the incident.

Giving details of the incident, an embassy official told Xinhua that Rana came under attack at 6 pm when he reached home from the consulate. Rana received two bullets, he said, adding that the consulate general and other officials shifted the body to a local hospital for autopsy.

There had been serious threats to Pakistani embassy and consulate officials in Afghanistan and we had taken up the issue with the Afghan authorities. We had called for security of our staffers in Kabul and consulates.

Embassy Official

There was no word from the Afghan officials about the incident. No group or individual has claimed responsibility for the attack yet.

Pakistan has also confirmed the news that the diplomatic official of the Consulate General of Pakistan in Afghanistan's eastern Jalalabad city was shot dead at a shop near his residence.

Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua summoned the Afghan Charge d'Affaires to the Foreign Office to lodge a strong protest against this heinous act and demanded that the perpetrators of this act of violence should be apprehended and brought to justice, the Foreign Ministry said, Xinhua news agency reported.

He asked for foolproof security for Pakistani diplomats and missions in Afghanistan.

Expressing condolences on behalf of his government, the Afghan Charge d'Affaires assured provision of security to Pakistani diplomats and missions in Afghanistan and promised to bring to justice the perpetrators of this terrorist act.

The statement issued by the Foreign Ministry said the Pakistan government strongly condemns the diplomatic official's killing.

The President and the Prime Minister in separate messages strongly condemned this heinous act and conveyed their deepest condolences and sympathies to the bereaved family.

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