Pakistan embassy official shot in Kathmandu
Kathmandu, Apr 14: A Pakistani embassy official here was shot and wounded by unidentified motorcycle-borne gunmen outside the mission building, with Islamabad voicing concern over the attack.
Mehboob Asif, a visa section officer, was shot as he stepped out of the embassy building at Basundhara in the outskirt of the capital.
He was shot three times, police said adding that his assailants, who were riding on a motorcycle, escaped.
Asif was rushed to the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) in Maharajgunj with bullet wounds in his stomach, police said, but described his condition as stable.
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