The Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch Tuesday condemned the act of disrespecting the national anthem by Afghanistan’s Acting Consul General in Peshawar.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur invited Afghan Consulate officials to the Rahmat-ul-lil-Aalameen Conference in Peshawar.

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While Pakistan’s national anthem was playing, Afghan Consul General Mohibullah Shakir remained seated, blatantly disregarding diplomatic protocol.

According to the foreign office, disrespecting the host country’s national anthem is against diplomatic norms.

“We are conveying our strong protest to the Afghan authorities both in Islamabad and Kabul,” the spokesperson said.

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T Sep 18, 2024 06:17am
Looks like the best pakistan can do always is condemnation.
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sajid Sep 18, 2024 08:50am
afghans shouldn't have been invited in the first place
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Maqbool Sep 18, 2024 10:50am
Why has the Govt stopped returning Afghan refugees back to Afghanistan? Those that are here on request of USA & EU be given 120 days or forced back into AFGHANISTAN or sent to USA/EU. Enough is Enough
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Ali Asghar Sep 18, 2024 11:54am
I just fail to understand the reason behind giving continued support to these Afghanis, it's high time for long that we must end all the diplomatic ties with them these Afghanis are our bigger enemies
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MZI Sep 18, 2024 12:51pm
Not a word about idiotic plan from PTI to talk with Afghan Taliban? This happened due to Gandapur's idiotic ideas about diplomacy. It turns out that the Afghan 'diplomat' doesn't even have a passport.
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Izhar Fatima Sep 18, 2024 03:14pm
Afghan's denying the reality that the act is disrespectful towards any nation they interact with and the background these countries have to express their sovereignty would only leave them isolated.
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Izhar Fatima Sep 18, 2024 03:20pm
Saudi Arabia has their anthem with music so has UAE, Turkiye. When they visit China,Russia, Indonesia, Malaysia...what do they do!!
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zh Sep 18, 2024 08:52pm
Rather than making noise, Pakistan should evict these two gentlemen.
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