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Afghan Ambassador Threatens to Shut Down Consulate in Peshawar

Afghan Ambassador Threatens to Shut Down Consulate in Peshawar

PESHAWAR - Mashal protests the removal of the Afghan flag from the Firdous market by Pakistani police.
Afghanistan’s Ambassador to Pakistan, Shukrullah Atif Mashal, issued a statement on Friday threatening to shut down the Afghan Consulate in Peshawar because of the alleged removal of the Afghan flag on Afghan-owned property by Pakistani police.
The statement said that on Thursday night the Pakistani police entered the Firdous market in Peshawar city and closed the market, which, Mashal claims, is the sole property of the Afghan government:
“Over the past few days the Pakistani police have entered the area several times without informing the Afghan embassy, and they have removed Afghanistan’s flag, against diplomatic convention and neighborly manners.”
According to reports, the ownership of the property is disputed, but the Afghan Embassy maintains that the market property belongs to the Afghan government.
On Thursday, Mashal expressed optimism that the incident would not damage relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
He claimed that a decision over the property ownership of the Firdous market has been reached between the two governments. (Tolo News)