Pakistan Embassy in Sudan comes under attack

Khartoum, The Gulf Observer: Pakistan embassy in Sudan came under attack on Wednesday as fighting between the army and paramilitaries, which has killed around 200 people, raged for a fifth day after a 24-hour truce collapsed, according to media reports.

In a Tweet, Pakistan embassy in Sudan stated that its office was hit by three bullets amid the clashes between Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RAF), “which causes loss to the Chancery building”.

“This is a blatant violation of the Vienna Convention as the Host Government is responsible for providing security to diplomatic missions,” it stated.

The statement urged the two parties to exercise constraint and request the government of Sudan to immediately deploy security personnel for the protection and security of Embassy.

“All Pakistanis are once again advised to stay at homes and avoid unnecessary outgoings due to deteriorating security situation,” the statement concluded.

The violence erupted on Saturday between the forces of two generals who seized power in a 2021 coup: army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his deputy, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, who commands the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

It followed a bitter dispute between them over the planned integration of the RSF into the regular army — a key condition for a final deal aimed at restoring Sudan’s democratic transition.