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Friday, April 15, 2011
Pak embassy official shot at, injured in NepalKATHMANDU: A Pakistani embassy official suffered multiple wounds when an unidentified gunman shot him on Thursday in Nepal’s capital Kathmandu, police said.
Mehboob Asif, 36, who works at the visa section of the Pakistan embassy, was shot in his stomach and hand on Thursday morning, police said.
He was rushed to a hospital where he was declared out of danger.
“The gunman, who followed Asif, fired three bullet rounds and fled from the scene on the victim’s motorbike,” Kathmandu police chief Pushkar Karki said.
“The Pakistan embassy is confident that the government of Nepal would undertake investigations at appropriate levels to bring the criminals to justice,” the embassy said in a statement. afp
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk