ISLAMABAD, Oct 12 (NNN-PPI) – The Afghan government, shut down its consulate in the Pakistani city of Peshawar, over the removal of the Afghan national flag by Pakistani authorities, from a marketplace, which the Afghan embassy said belongs to Afghanistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Afghan embassy said, the police in Peshawar, capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, raided the Afghan market Thursday night and removed the flag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The controversy over the ownership of the market started, after Pakistan’s Supreme Court ruled on its ownership, in favour of a Pakistani national, while the Afghan embassy said, the market is the property of Afghanistan since long ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As the Pakistani apex court delivered the verdict, the Pakistani authorities started demolishing shops at the market and removed the Afghan national flag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Afghan Ambassador to Pakistan, Atif Mashal, visited Peshawar and hoisted the Afghan flag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But the Afghan embassy said, Pakistani authorities again removed the Afghan flag from the market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A statement from the Afghan embassy said that the embassy shut down the Afghan consulate as a protest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We consider the Pakistani police action as violation of the diplomatic norms and good neighbourhood.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pakistan Foreign Ministry spokesman, Mohammad Faisal said, the case for legal possession of the Afghan market was between a private Pakistani claimant and Afghanistan’s national bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The Supreme Court has decided in favour of the private claimant. It is purely a legal matter and action has been taken following the court’s order,” the spokesman told a weekly briefing.– NNN-PPI <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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