US asks for being granted consular access to Khadija Shah

The United States has called on Pakistan to grant consular access to Khadija Shah, a prominent fashion designer with dual citizenship who was detained during the recent series of protests witnessed in the South Asian nation.

Speaking to the press during a media briefing on Tuesday (June 6th) State Department principal deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel confirmed Shah’s dual nationality and stated that the US has requested consular access to her.
What the State Department spokesperson said

“Shah is a dual national and so we continue to engage directly with the government of Pakistan.”

“We’ve been following the case and have asked Pakistani officials for consulate access to her,” said Patel during the media briefing.

“As we previously said, we always urge foreign governments to follow consular notifications for all procedures when American citizens are detained,” he said while answering a question about Shah’s arrest. LIVE TV
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“Shah is a dual national and so we continue to engage directly with the government of Pakistan.”

“We’ve been following the case and have asked Pakistani officials for consulate access to her,” said Patel during the media briefing.

“As we previously said, we always urge foreign governments to follow consular notifications for all procedures when American citizens are detained,” he said while answering a question about Shah’s arrest.

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The US State Department spokesperson also mentioned that additional US citizens have been arrested in Pakistan. He added that the US government is prepared to provide “appropriate assistance” and expects Pakistani authorities to uphold the detainees’ fair-trial rights. Whenever a US citizen is arrested overseas, we stand ready to provide all appropriate assistance and we expect Pakistani authorities to respect all fair-trial guarantees owed to these detainees,” said Patel, as cited by news agency AFP.

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