Ashraf Ghani condoles murder of Pakistani diplomatic official
"When he went to the hospital he was pronounced dead," Khan said.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News/APP) – Afghanistan president Ashraf Ghani telephoned Prime Minister (PM) Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Wednesday and offered condolences over murder of diplomatic official of Pakistan earlier this week.
PM Abbasi demanded of the Afghan government to conduct thorough probe of the murder and bring the perpetrators to justice.
A Pakistani diplomatic official was shot and killed in Afghanistan on Monday, officials said, but the motive for the deadly attack was not immediately clear.
Two assailants riding a motorbike opened fire on Nayyar Iqbal Rana, 52, at a shop in the eastern city of Jalalabad, Pakistan s ambassador to Afghanistan Zahid Nasrullah Khan told AFP.
"When he went to the hospital he was pronounced dead," Khan said.
Nangarhar governor spokesman Attaullah Khogyani confirmed the deadly attack.
"Police have launched an investigation into the incident. No arrests have been made so far," Khogyani told AFP.
