Embassy of Algeria, Islamabad

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. This was followed shortly later by Algeria opening its diplomatic mission in Karachi, then the capital of Pakistan.[2]

Embassy of Algeria, Islamabad
سفارة الجزائر في إسلام آباد (Arabic)
Ambassade d'Algérie à Islamabad (French)
LocationIslamabad, Pakistan
AddressHouse No. 107, St. No. 9, Sector E-7[1]
Coordinates33.728387°N 73.046287°E / 33.728387; 73.046287
AmbassadorLakhal Benkalai

The embassy provides consular services to Algerian citizens in Pakistan,[3][4] and facilitates bilateral relations between the two countries.[5][6][7] It also promotes cultural relations.[8] In 2014, the embassy arranged ballot voting amongst its citizens for the Algerian presidential election.[9]

The current Algerian ambassador to Pakistan is Lakhal Benkelai, who is concurrently also the non-resident ambassador to Bangladesh.[10]

References
  1. "Embassy of Algeria in Islamabad, Pakistan". Embassy Worldwide. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  2. Bakhtawari, Zafar (7 July 2012). "Algerian national day celebrated". The Nation. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  3. Covertaction Quarterly, Issues 66-68. Covert Action Publications. 1999. p. 44. Recently, I heard that 3,700 young Algerians had been counted in Pakistan in 1988 and 1989. The Algerian Embassy in Pakistan got this figure of Algerians who went through Pakistan to Afghanistan in those two years.
  4. Cody, Edward (26 May 2009). "Algerian Lakhdar Boumediene Tells of Struggle After 7 Years at Guantanamo Bay". Washington Post. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  5. "Main page". Algerian Embassy in Pakistan. 23 May 2013. Archived from the original on 23 May 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2017.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  6. "Foreign Minister Condoles the Death of Ben Bella". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Pakistan). 17 April 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  7. Economic Outlook, Volume 20. Pakistan Press International. 1989. p. 43. The Algerian Embassy, in Islamabad has said that the Algerian company En-Ferphos... has expressed its willingness to establish long and lasting relations with Pakistani firms.
  8. Asghar, Vaqas (4 November 2015). "Algerian independence day celebrated". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  9. Raza, Urooj (18 April 2014). "Algerian Embassy conducts presidential elections 2014". Pakistan Observer. Archived from the original on 26 February 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  10. Ansari, Ashraf (11 November 2016). "Pakistanis cherish memories of liberation struggle of Algerians". Pakistan Observer. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
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