Pakistan’s foreign ministry announced on Saturday that Islamabad has no plans to shut down operations of the country’s embassy in Kabul. According to Pakistan’s foreign ministry, Islamabad has no intention to withdraw its diplomats from Afghanistan too.
Pakistani officials said that they are in contact with the Taliban and security measures have been stepped up to protect the embassy.
In the meantime, Pakistan’s foreign ministry has summoned the Charge d'Affaires of the Taliban embassy in Islamabad to express its concern over the attack the country’s embassy in Kabul.
The ministry's statement said that the Charge d'Affaires of the Taliban embassy has been told that the attack on Pakistani diplomats in Kabul has been "a very serious security breach."
The Pakistani chief of mission in Kabul was attacked by gunmen on Friday. He has not been harmed, but his bodyguard has been seriously injured.
