Pakistan has taken additional measures to ensure security of Afghan diplomats after attack on the residence of an official of Afghan consulate in Peshawar, capital of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
Sayed Mohammad Ibrahimkhil, the Afghan consul in Peshawar said Pakistan’s security agencies have assured them for security.
This comes after a group of unknown gunmen attacked the residence of an official of the Afghan consulate in Peshawar which luckily did not cause harm to anyone.
The armed men were riding on motorcycle who started firing towards the residence of Humayoun Yousfuzai in Posh Town area around 2:00 am (local time) on Friday.
Kashif Khan, a police officer told local media that 29 bullet casings were found in the area with the preliminary investigation suggesting a sub-machine gun was used by the gunmen.
The assault took place days after Pakistan’s consulate was attacked by the Islamic State or Daesh militants in the border province of Nangarhar
Following the attack, President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani called Pakistani Prime Minister Mohammad Nawaz Sharif and assured him about the security of his diplomats in Afghanistan.
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