In the aftermath of the abduction of Silsela Alikhil, Afghanistan on Saturday summoned Pakistan’s Ambassador to Kabul Mansoor Ahmad Khan lodging a “strong protest” and expressing “deep concerns” over the development. Silsela Alikhil is the daughter of Afghan ambassador to Pakistan Najibullah Alikhil and was abducted on Friday for few hours from Islamabad’s Rana market.
In a statement by the Afghan foreign ministry after the summoning, it “explicitly called on the Pakistani government to take immediate action to identify and punish the perpetrators of this crime and ensure the full security and immunity of Afghan diplomats and their families in accordance with international conventions.”
Silsela is currently in a hospital and according to a report by the Pakistan Institute of Medical Science, Islamabad, she has swelling in various parts of her body. Earlier, in a strongly worded statement, the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its “deep regret” & “strongly…