The funeral prayers of a Pakistani diplomatic staffer in Afghanistan, Rana Nayyar, were held in the federal capital on Tuesday. Photo: Geo News

 

ISLAMABAD: The funeral prayers of a Pakistani diplomatic staffer in Afghanistan, Rana Nayyar, were held in the federal capital on Tuesday.

The funeral prayers were attended by Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif.

Nayyar's body was handed over to the Pakistani authorities at the Torkham border Tuesday morning, from where it arrived in Peshawar and was sent to Islamabad.

Pakistani diplomatic staffer shot dead in Afghanistan's Jalalabad

Unknown assailants shot Rana Naiyyer outside his residence in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, family sources say

He was shot dead outside his residence in Jalalabad, Afghanistan by unidentified persons a day earlier, family sources told Geo News.

The Pakistani Foreign Office condemned the killing of the staffer in the eastern city of the war-ravaged country and demanded increased security from Afghan authorities for its diplomatic staff and missions in the country.

Nangarhar governor spokesperson Attaullah Khogyani confirmed the d