ISLAMABAD: The German embassy in the capital sought additional police protection after an Afghan national reached the foreign mission in Diplomatic Enclave and hurled threats on the staff of the mission.

A case was registered with Secretariat police against the Afghan national under section 341 and 506 of the PPC in response to a complaint lodged by the head of the security German embassy Ertac Basak.

According to the FIR, the Afghan national blocked the entrance of the German embassy with his wife and three children on April 22, preventing all outgoing and incoming traffic for one and a half hours, disturbing daily business of the embassy. After one and half hours the police removed him by force, the FIR said, adding that the mental status of the Afghan national seemed to be unstable.

“We are hereby request additional police protection for the embassy in order to prevent similar events in future,” it said, adding that the Afghan national should be banned form entering the Diplomatic Enclave again in the future.

“The embassy will inform the Ministry of Foreign Affairs about the incident via note verbale,” it added.

Published in Dawn, April 24th, 2024