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The first U.S. embassy in Pakistan was established on August 15, 1947 in Karachi, then-capital of Pakistan. When the capital was moved to Islamabad in 1960, a new embassy was constructed there. After being burned to the ground by extremists in 1979, security at the rebuilt embassy was heightened. [4]
There are currently 83 diplomatic missions located in Islamabad, most of which are in the Diplomatic Enclave. Many countries maintain consulates in other Pakistani cities. Several countries have non-resident embassies accredited from other foreign capitals, such as Abu Dhabi, Ankara, Riyadh and Tehran. This listing excludes honorary consulates.
U.S. Embassy - Islamabad The U.S. embassy in Karachi was established August 15, 1947, with Edward W. Holmes as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim , pending the appointment of an ambassador. The first ambassador, Paul H. Alling , was appointed on September 20, 1947.
The Foreign Service of Pakistan (Urdu: ملازمتِ خارجہ پاکستان) is part of the Central Superior Services of Pakistan. It was formally created in October 1952, after having been an improvised organization since the creation and independence of Pakistan in 1947.
The Embassy of Algeria in Islamabad is the diplomatic mission of Algeria to Pakistan. It is located at House No. 107, St. No. 9, in Sector E-7, Islamabad . [ 1 ] Pakistan was one of the first countries to recognise the Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic in 1958.
The Afghan ambassador to Pakistan is the top-level diplomatic representative of Afghanistan in Pakistan.The ambassador is in charge of the Afghan embassy in Islamabad.It is politically an important Afghan diplomatic post, due to the Afghan–Pakistani bilateral relations, both countries being neighbours and Pakistan facilitating overland transit trade for a landlocked Afghanistan.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Urdu: وزارت امورِ خارجہ, Wazarat-e-Kharja, abbreviated as MoFA) is a ministry of the Government of Pakistan tasked in managing Pakistan's diplomatic and consular relations as well as its foreign policy.
The High Commission of Sri Lanka in Islamabad is the diplomatic mission of Sri Lanka to Pakistan. [1] The high commission is also accredited to Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. [1] The current high commissioner is H.E.Admiral Ravindra Chandrasiri Wijegunaratne, WV, RWP & Bar, RSP, VSV, USP, NI(M), ndc, psn, is a retired Sri Lankan admiral, and former Chief of Defence Staff of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces.