ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s head of diplomatic mission in Kabul returned to the Afghan capital on Monday, more than four months after he survived an assassination attempt.

Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch confirmed to a local news channel that Ubaidur Rehman Nizamani, the Pakistani Charge d'Affaires, returned to Kabul. However, she did not provide further details. Nizamani's return followed a phone call between Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and Acting Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi. Sources said the decision to send back the Pakistani envoy was made during the call. Nizamani was on a routine walk inside the sprawling embassy compound in Kabul on December 2 when shooters opened fire on him from a nearby multi-storey building.

He escaped unhurt, but his Pakistani security guard was hit in the legs by bullets. Pakistan immediately evacuated the chief diplomat and demanded the Taliban enhance the security of its embassy.

Published in The Daily National Courier, April, 18 2023

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