Bangladesh has asked Pakistan to refrain from any ‘disturbing’ activities as it has received reports that diplomats and staff posted at two Bangladesh missions in Islamabad and Karachi are being kept on ‘unnecessary and excessive’ watch.
Bangladesh has also continued to convey its deep concern over Pakistan’s efforts to harass diplomats and staff at the Bangladesh High Commission in Islamabad and Deputy High Commission in Karachi through ‘various channels’.
Pakistan High Commissioner in Dhaka Shuja Alam was summoned on Monday at a state guesthouse when Bangladesh strongly protested the ‘ disturbing’ activities. Secretary (Bilateral, Training and Consular) Mizanur Rahman conveyed the Dhaka’s protest note to the Pakistani envoy, said the source.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh will soon send a diplomat as Counselor Political at the Bangladesh High Commissioner to Pakistan, said another diplomatic source.
However, it could not be known who is going to Islamabad from Bangladesh. Bangladesh High Commissioner to Pakistan Suhrab Hossain will return home once the new diplomat joins there, said the source.
The post remained vacant as Maushumi Rahman shifted to Lisbon, Portugal to join Bangladesh Embassy there as its Counselor. Earlier, Pakistan ‘requested’ Bangladesh to withdraw Maushumi from Islamabad without showing any valid reason, an attempt which was ‘incomprehensible’ to Bangladesh.
On December 23, Pakistani diplomat and Second Secretary (Political) at the Pakistan High Commission in Dhaka Fareena Arshad who was reportedly involved in financing militancy left here for Islamabad following.
