MUMBAI: Consul general of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in Mumbai, Zakia Wardak, resigned from her post after TOI reported Saturday that she had been caught at the city airport allegedly trying to smuggle 25 kg gold worth Rs 18.6 crore into India from Dubai, reports Mateen Hafeez.Wardak announced her resignation in a post on X
ISLAMABAD — An Afghan diplomat in India, who was appointed before the Taliban seized power in 2021 and said she was the only woman in the country’s diplomatic service, has resigned after reports emerged of her being detained for allegedly smuggling gold. Zakia Wardak, the Afghan consul-general for Mumbai, announced her resignation on her official
An Afghan diplomat in India, who was appointed before the Taliban seized power in 2021 and said she was the only woman in the country’s diplomatic service, has resigned after reports emerged of her being detained for allegedly smuggling gold. Zakia Wardak, the Afghan consul-general for Mumbai, announced her resignation on her official account on
Zakia Wardak, the senior-most Afghan diplomat in India, has resigned from her position after reports emerged that she was caught at Mumbai airport last month for allegedly trying to smuggle 25 kg of gold worth Rs 18.6 crore from Dubai. Wardak had taken charge as the acting ambassador of Afghanistan to New Delhi since late
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ISLAMABAD — An Afghan diplomat in India, who was appointed before the Taliban seized power in 2021 and said she was the only woman in the country’s diplomatic service, has resigned after reports emerged of her being detained for allegedly smuggling gold. Zakia Wardak, the Afghan consul-general for Mumbai, announced her resignation on her official
ISLAMABAD — Afghanistan’s diplomat in India, who was appointed before the Taliban seized power in 2021 and said she was the only woman in the country’s diplomatic service, has resigned after reports emerged of her being detained for allegedly smuggling gold. Zakia Wardak, the Afghan consul-general for Mumbai, announced her resignation on her official account
MUMBAI: After TOI broke the story of an attempt to smuggle 25 kg gold by Zakia Wardak, consul general of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in Mumbai, she resigned from the post. Wardak posted a message on X announcing her resignation. She was intercepted at the Mumbai airport by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI)
ISLAMABAD (AP) — An Afghan diplomat in India who was appointed before the Taliban seized power in 2021 and says she was the only woman in the country’s diplomatic service has resigned. Zakia Wardak, the Afghan consul-general for Mumbai, announced her resignation on her official account on the social media platform X on Saturday after
Ms Wardak had been intercepted at the Mumbai airport with 25 kg of gold. New Delhi: Soon after it came to light that she had been intercepted while allegedly trying to smuggle 25 kg of gold worth about Rs 18 crore into India from Dubai, Afghanistan’s Consul General in Mumbai has announced that she is