Diplomats rush to Jamaica

Published March 24, 2007

ISLAMABAD: The government has directed its mission in Washington to immediately send two diplomats to Jamaica to touch base with the authorities there over Woolmer’s death.

“Two of our counsellors in Washington, Zahid Hafeez and Shahid Ahmed, are on their way to Jamaica,” Foreign Office spokesperson told Dawn when contacted on Friday evening.

Asked if it was at the behest of the Jamaican government that the Pakistani diplomats had been rushed to Jamaica, her response was “No!” However, she maintained that Pakistan was in touch with the Jamaican government regarding the unfortunate incident.—Q.A.

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