Embassy of Palestine, Islamabad

Embassy of Palestine, Islamabad
Coordinates 33°41′38.9″N 72°59′46.2″E / 33.694139°N 72.996167°E / 33.694139; 72.996167Coordinates: 33°41′38.9″N 72°59′46.2″E / 33.694139°N 72.996167°E / 33.694139; 72.996167
Location Islamabad, Pakistan
Address House No. 44, Street No: 30, Sector F-8/1
Ambassador Walid Abu Ali
Website palestineembassy.com.pk/

The Embassy of Palestine in Islamabad[lower-alpha 1] is the diplomatic mission of the State of Palestine in Pakistan. The present Palestinian ambassador to Pakistan is Walid Abu Ali.[1]

Location

The embassy is located at House No. 44 on Street No. 30 in the F-8/1 sector of Islamabad, accessible by the Margalla Road.[2][3]

History

During the previous decades, the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) maintained diplomatic missions in Karachi and Islamabad. The missions received full diplomatic recognition in 1975.[4][5]

Following the state visit of President Mahmoud Abbas to Islamabad in February 2013 where he met President Asif Ali Zardari, Pakistan pledged a grant of $1 million for the construction of a new Palestinian embassy to be located inside the Diplomatic Enclave of Islamabad. The cheque was presented by Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani to the Palestinian ambassador, Walid Abu Ali. Jilani stated that the grant was "one of the many gestures presented by Pakistan to express their solidarity with the people of Palestine". Pakistan also voiced support for Palestine at the United Nations General Assembly.[6][7] The foundation stone of the embassy was laid during Abbas's visit.[8]

Consular services

The embassy provides services to the Palestinian community in Pakistan, as well as promoting bilateral relations and trade between the two states and managing other Palestinian interests in the country. Consular services offered include attestations, power of attorney documentation, and passport renewals and applications.[9] The embassy operates from Monday to Friday on daytime and afternoon hours.[10]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Arabic: السفارة الفلسطين الملكية في إسلام آباد‎‎; Urdu: فلسطینی سفارتخانہ، اسلام آباد‎

References

  1. ↑ "Ambassador". Embassy of Palestine, Islamabad. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Contact Us". Embassy of Palestine, Islamabad. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  3. ↑ Google (12 June 2015). "Location of the Embassy of Palestine, Islamabad" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  4. ↑ Yegar, Moshe (25 October 2007). "Pakistan and Israel". Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "Gaza will never Die". Pakistan Today. 29 November 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "Pakistan to build Palestinian embassy in Islamabad". The Express Tribune. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "Exclusive Interview - Palestine indebted To Pakistan for unflinching support". Centreline. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  8. ↑ Akhtar, Tazeen (3 June 2013). "Over 45,000 Palestinian students graduated from Pakistan - Embassy in Islamabad will be built soon - Pakistan will donate Million Dollar". Pakistan in the World. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  9. ↑ "Consular Affairs". Embassy of Palestine, Islamabad. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  10. ↑ "Embassy of the State of Palestine". PhoneBook Online. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
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