Pakistani embassy in Kabul: FO rejects reports about Afghan citizens' protest

The Foreign Office has rejected media reports that a group of Afghan citizens created uproar outside Pakistan Embassy in Kabul on Sunday over not being granted visas to visit Pakistan. In a statement issued here, the Foreign Office said, "There was no incident involving the Pakistan Embassy premises as claimed in some of these reports".
It said that the Afghan authorities resolved the matter and consular services of the Embassy are continuing smoothly. "The Embassy officials remain in regular, close contact with the Afghan authorities including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Special Force for the security of diplomatic Missions in Kabul and the Afghan Police, on all such matters," it added.
"The Foreign Office is also in close contact with the Pakistan Embassy in Kabul", said the statement. However, the media reports said that some Afghan visa seekers gathered in protest outside Pakistan Embassy in Kabul, and demanded 'immediate' issuance of visas to Pakistan.
Security personnel deputed outside the building controlled the ruckus and dispersed the crowd. The infrastructure of the embassy was not damaged and no reports have come in of the staff being harmed. The media reports said that the Pakistani embassy in Afghanistan issues 2,000 visas on a daily basis.