KABUL (SW) – Afghanistan has called back its ambassador from Pakistan after the envoy’s young daughter was abducted and tortured in Islamabad, officials confirmed on Sunday.
Adviser to president on strategic communication, Waheed Omar stated in a series of tweets that the foreign ministry has been directed to ensure that those responsible for the incident gets punished and that the security of the Afghan ambassador and diplomats in Pakistan was guaranteed.
According to him, President Ghani made the decision after the abduction of Silsila Alikhail, the daughter of Afghan ambassador to Islamabad Najibullah Alikhail.
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The Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs also said that a delegation is scheduled to visit Pakistan in the near future to investigate and follow up on the latest case and related issues, which will be discussed in the light of the delegation’s findings.
The daughter of the Ambassador of Afghanistan to Pakistan was kidnapped and ‘severely tortured’ in Islamabad on Friday afternoon before being thrown out with her hands tied behind her back.
Afghanistan has demanded Pakistan to swiftly identify and bring to justice the perpetrators behind this incident
Strongly condemning this ‘heinous act’, the Afghan government has expressed its deepest concerns over the safety and security of diplomats, their families and staff members of the Afghan political and consular missions in Pakistan.
Meanwhile, Pakistan’s interior minister on Sunday dismissed claims that the daughter of the Afghan envoy to Pakistan had been abducted, saying they were part of an international conspiracy against his country.
Speaking to local broadcaster Geo News, Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad said the incident was not an abduction at all.
“This is an international conspiracy, an agenda of [Indian intelligence agency] RAW,” the broadcaster quoted him as saying.
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