The Embassy of Pakistan in Sudan has been hit by bullets amid clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces.
In a statement on Wednesday, the embassy said that it was hit by three bullets during the clashes and that the incident caused significant damage to the Chancery building.
Under the Convention, the Host Government is responsible for providing security to diplomatic missions, and this incident has highlighted the urgent need for increased security measures to protect diplomatic personnel and facilities.
“This is a blatant violation of the Vienna Convention as the Host Government is responsible for providing security to diplomatic missions,” the statement said.
The embassy called on Sudan’s conflicting parties “to exercise constraint” and requested the Sudanese government “to immediately deploy security personnel for the protection and security of Embassy of Pakistan.”
The embassy urged all Pakistani nationals in Sudan “to stay at home and avoid unnecessary outgoings due to deteriorating security situation.”
Several foreign diplomats have come under attack in Sudan in recent days.
On Monday, the EU ambassador in Sudan, Aidan O’Hara, was assaulted at his residence in Khartoum. A US diplomatic convoy also came under fire in the same day.