Pakistan has closed its Consulate in Jalalaabd city, the provincial capital of eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, over alleged interferences by the local authorities.

The Embassy of Pakistan Kabul deeply regrets undue intervention of Governor Hayatullah Hayat, in the functioning of the Consulate General of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in Jalalabad, is complete violation of the Vienna Convention of the Consular Relations 1963,” the Embassy of Pakistan in Kabul said in a statement.
The statement further added that “The Embassy has requested the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan to kindly refrain the Governor from interfering in the functioning of the Consulate General and to ensure restoration of the security of the Consulate General as it existed on 28th August 2018.”
“The Embassy wishes to inform that the Consulate General will remain closed until the security arrangements are complete to the satisfaction of the Embassy,” the statement added.
The Afghan government, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the provincial officials have not commented in this regard so far.