Afghan diplomat killed by guard in Karachi

ISLAMABAD

: A security guard deputed inside the consulate building in Pakistan's southern port city of

Karachi

gunned down a senior Afghan diplomat on Monday .

Hayatullah, also an Afghan national, shot at senior consulate official

Muhammad Zaki Adu

following a personal disagreement between them. “Zaki Adu was the Afghan third secretary . The murder occurred in the consulate's lobby due to personal enmity . The guard has been taken into custody ,“ said Azad Khan, a senior police officer.

Omar Zakhilwal, Afghan ambassador to Pakistan, ruled out that the firing incident was an act of terrorism.

“The firing took place at around 12:30pm and it was carried out by an Afghan guard inside the compound resulting in fatality of one of our diplomats. It appears to be a personal dispute related criminal act,“ he said.

The murder took place even as several Pakistani politicians and parliamentarians plan to visit Kabul in a bid to reduce tensions between the neighbouring countries.
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