Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Atta Tarar has said on Sunday that Germany has been demanded to ensure the security of the Pakistani mission and take action once morest those responsible for security lapses.
During a press conference in Islamabad on Sunday, Atta Tarar said that Germany has been demanded to arrest the people involved in the Frankfurt incident.
He said that in this regard, the Chairman NADRA has been requested to take notice of the incident and review the video of the incident and see if there were any Pakistani citizens in it, or if it was only the residents of one country who Tried to desecrate the Pakistani flag which is unacceptable.
He further said that ‘if any Pakistani citizen is found involved in this, there should be no ambiguity that his identity card will be blocked and his passport will also be canceled and strictest action will be taken.’
Earlier, the Pakistan Foreign Office has strongly condemned the attack on its consulate in Frankfurt, Germany on Saturday and the failure of the German authorities to protect the sanctity and security of the mission premises.
A statement issued by Pakistan’s foreign office on Sunday said that under the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, 1963, the host government has the responsibility to protect the sanctity of consular premises and ensure the safety of diplomats. Make it.’
“In yesterday’s incident, the security of the Consulate of Pakistan in Frankfurt was compromised, putting the lives of its consular staff at risk,” the Foreign Office statement said. We are informing the German government of our strong protest.
“We urge the German government to take immediate steps to fulfill its obligations under the Vienna Conventions and ensure the security of Pakistani diplomatic missions and personnel in Germany,” Pakistan’s foreign office said.
“We also urge the German authorities to immediately arrest those involved in yesterday’s incident, prosecute them and hold accountable those responsible for the security lapses.”
Before that Germany I Pakistan of the Embassy condemned the ‘vandalism by miscreants’ at the consulate in Frankfurt on Saturday.
“We condemn the reprehensible act of vandalism by these miscreants,” said a statement released on social media website X on Sunday.
The statement said that following the incident that took place at the Pakistani consulate on July 20, 2024, the ‘Pakistani Embassy is in touch with the German authorities to ensure that such a situation does not reoccur and that the perpetrators face legal consequences. have to face.’
“We appeal to our community to be patient and calm,” the statement said.
On July 20, 2024, an angry mob entered the premises of the Pakistani consulate in Frankfurt, Germany, carrying Afghan flags in their hands.
In various videos on social networking websites, one of the angry mobs can be seen climbing the flagpole in the courtyard of the Pakistani consulate and pulling down the Pakistani flag and later trying to tear it in the crowd. Is.
According to Mehwish Zafar, a journalist based in Frankfurt, Germany, the Pashtun Protection Movement (PTM) in Frankfurt held a protest in front of the Pakistani Consulate in Frankfurt once morest the death of PTM activist and poet Gilaman Wazir, who died in Pakistan. What was announced?
Due to this announcement, the German police, considering it as a routine operation, conducted a mobile deployment outside the Pakistani consulate.
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At the beginning of the demonstration, the speakers used abusive language once morest the Pakistani rulers and the Pakistan Army, which spread anger among the participants of the demonstration.
Some people participating in the protest entered the premises of the Pakistani consulate and pulled down the flag of Pakistan from the pole and tried to burn it while desecrating it.
However, the flag was saved from being burnt by the timely action of the police.
Those who entered the consulate building also pelted stones at the consulate, breaking the glass of the building.
Later, a heavy contingent of police reached the Pakistani consulate, on seeing which the angry protesters dispersed.
According to eyewitnesses, the majority of the protesters were people seeking asylum in Germany, who were brought from various camps.
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2024-07-21 21:10:49
