File photo of Bangladesh High Commission in Islamabad Facebook page of Bangladesh High Commission IslamabadFor the last seven months, there has been no visa officer at the high commission as the Pakistan government are dilly-dallying in issuing the visa to the appointed official in BangladeshThe diplomatic tension between Bangladesh and Pakistan has intensified as the Bangladesh High Commission in Islamabad stopped issuing visas to Pakistani citizens from last week. “Issuance of any visa to Pakistani nationals remains suspended as the visa counter in Bangladesh High Commission in Islamabad has been closed since last Monday [May 13],” Iqbal Hossain, counsellor (press) at Bangladesh High Commission in Islamabad, told Dhaka Tribune from the Pakistani capital. “We cannot process any visa application until we get our visa officer here in Islamabad,” he added. However, Bangladesh refused to accept Saqlain Syedah's “agreement” (documents related to proposal of nomination) as Pakistan high Commissioner. The spokesperson at Pakistan High Commission in Bangladesh could not be reached for his comments in this regard.

Source: Dhaka Tribune May 20, 2019 17:46 UTC