PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say that Pakistan has complained to Kabul after an Afghan diplomat failed to stand up when the Pakistani national anthem was played during an event in the country’s northwest. They said on Wednesday that Mohibullah Shakir, the Afghan consul general in the northwestern city of Peshawar, remained seated when the anthem was intoned at a ceremony the day before. The Afghan Consulate said Shakir did not stand up be…

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Afghan Acting Consul General Peshawar Hafiz Mohibullah Shakir  is seen sitting during Pakistani national anthem at a conference in Peshawar. — Screengrab via Geo NewsISLAMABAD: Pakistan registered a formal protest with Afghan authorities on Tuesday over the acting consul general's...

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A major diplomatic standoff erupted between Pakistan and Afghanistan Tuesday (Sep 17) after a senior Afghan official remained seated in a Peshawar conference when the national anthem of the host nation was played. The Rehmat-ul-Alameen Conference was held in Peshawar and the event saw the attendance of Afghan consular officials.
The event, hosted by the KP government, was held in honour of the Holy Prophet on the occasion of Eid-i-Miladun Nabi.

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The Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch Tuesday condemned the act of disrespecting the national anthem...

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The Afghan Consulate in Peshawar has defended the actions of its Acting Consul General, Hafiz Mohibullah Shakir, who remained seated during Pakistan's national anthem at the Rehmat-ul-Alameen Conference in Peshawar on Tuesday.

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‘Afghan diplomat remains seated due to music in Pak national anthem’

The Afghan Consulate General has rejected reports of desecration and disrespect for not standing for the national anthem of Pakistan. The spokesman of the Afghan consulate said in a clarification statement that it was not his intention to insult the Pakistani national anthem. was He said the Afghan consulate had also banned the playing of its national anthem with music, and following the same rule, the consul general refrained from standing.
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افغان قونصلیٹ جنرل نے پاکستان کے قومی ترانے کے احترام میں کھڑے نہ ہونے کے معاملے میں بے حرمتی اور بے توقیری کی خبروں کو مسترد کر دیا ہے۔ افغان قونصلیٹ کے ترجمان نے وضاحتی بیان میں کہا کہ ان کا مقصد پاکستانی قومی ترانے کی توہین کرنا ہرگز نہیں تھا۔ترجمان نے وضاحت کی کہ قونصل جنرل نے قومی ترانے کے دوران کھڑے نہ ہونے کی وجہ یہ بیان کی کہ ترانہ میوزک کے ساتھ چل رہا تھا۔ انہوں نے کہا کہ افغان قونصلیٹ نے اپنے قومی ترانے کے میوزک کے ساتھ چلنے پر بھی پاب…

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Afghan Consulate General denies reports of desecration of Pakistani national anthem

The Foreign Office condemned what it termed as the “reprehensible disrespect” shown towards Pakistan’s national anthem by an Afghan official during a recent event hosted by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on Tuesday. Afghan officials, including Hafiz Mohibullah Shakir, the Acting Consul General at the Afghan Consulate, were present at the event. The event, a conference was organised to celebrate Eid-i-Miladun Nabi and honour the Holy Prophet (…

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Foreign Office Condemns Afghan Official’s Disrespect Towards Pakistan’s National Anthem at KP Event

Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday condemned two Taliban diplomats for remaining seated during the playing of Pakistan’s national anthem at a ceremony in Peshawar, calling the act a “violation of diplomatic protocols.” On Tuesday, Taliban Consul General Muhebullah Shakir and his colleague remained seated during the anthem at an event in Peshawar, causing anger among Pakistani officials. In a statement, Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry spokesper…

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