Pak embassy in Kabul resumes visa services.

ISLAMABAD -- The Pakistan embassy in Kabul yesterday announced to resume its full consular services from Sunday after a gap of nearly two months. The embassy made this announcement over Twitter saying: '@PakEmbKabul is happy to announce that it would be resuming its full consular services with effect from Sunday, 29 December, 2019'. The embassy had suspended the services on November 4, citing concerns about safety and security of its staff after harassment of some Pakistani embassy personnel in Kabul and its sub-missions where embassy vehicles were hit by motorcycles.

Afghanistan intelligence service's officials had been harassing, and using abusive language with the Pakistani diplomats. However, a few days after suspending the consular operations, the embassy started issuing health visas as the closure had created problems for a large number of Afghans who needed to visit Pakistan for medical treatment.

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