Bureau Report:
Manchester:
High Commissioner of Pakistan UK Dr Muhammad Faisal, has said that no state in the world allows illegal immigrants to live in their country. It is a policy decision that Afghan nationals should return to their own country. Pakistan would not extend cross-border tensions with the neighbouring country of Afghanistan and is trying to resolve this conflict as soon as possible. He was speaking to the local media after inaugurating the new Consul Hall at the Consulate General in Manchester. A simple and impressive ceremony was held at the Consulate General. MP Afzal Khan, Chairman Overseas Pakistan Foundation (OPF) Syed Qammar Raza, MNA Ihsan Bajwa, and Consul General Manchester Imtiaz Feroz Gondal addressed the event, while a large number of community leaders, including Haroon Khattana, Tahir Chaudhry, Mussarat Chaudhry, Cllr Naeemul Hassan and Cllr Rab Nawaz Akbar, also attended the function. Consul General Imtiaz Feroz Gondal said in his address that Phase 2 of the extension project will start in June. A new exhibition hall will be constructed, and a lift will also be installed for visitors, he added.
