Islamabad: An Afghan diplomat was injured when an unidentified gunmen opened fire at him in the Pakistani capital, officials said on Friday.
Naqeebullah Ibrahimkhel, a third secretary in the Afghan Embassy, was wounded when the men fired at him while he was returning from a market in Sector F-10 of Islamabad late on Wednesday, Afghan Embassy spokesman Shams Zardasht said.
Ibrahimkhel, in charge of education and student affairs at the Afghan Embassy, was hit by a bullet in the leg. He was taken to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences for treatment.
Doctors described his condition as stable. "We are not aware of the motives behind the incident and we demand that the Pakistani government should investigate it," Zardasht said.
The armed men robbed Ibrahimkhel of his cell phone and money and tried to drag him into their car, he said. Afghan Ambassador Umer Daudzai said: "We demand the government of Pakistan should ensure the security of all Afghan diplomats and embassy staffers to prevent such incidents in future." Police officials claimed Ibrahimkhel was the victim of an attempted robbery.
Shalimar police station chief Sajjad Bukhari said the unidentified men fired at Ibrahimkhel when he resisted their attempt to rob him. Bukhari said police had obtained footage of some suspects from CCTV cameras and were hoping the injured diplomat would identify the men who attacked him.