08/30/2026
URGENT APPEAL FOR IMMEDIATE DIPLOMATIC ASSISTANCE
30 August 2026 | Peshawar
To:
The Honourable Prime Minister of Pakistan
The Honourable Minister for Foreign Affairs
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs / Pakistani Missions in Uzbekistan & Tajikistan
The Honourable Chief Minister, Chief Secretary & Secretary Higher Education, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Subject: Urgent assistance for the safe return of Mr. Muhammad Iqbal Ahmad, Lecturer in Botany, Government Superior Science College Peshawar
It is requested that immediate diplomatic intervention may kindly be made for Mr. Muhammad Iqbal Ahmad, Lecturer in Botany, Government Superior Science College Peshawar, who is presently stranded in the neutral zone at the Oybek–Fotekhabad border between Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.
After travelling from Uzbekistan to Tajikistan on 28 August 2026, he returned to the Uzbekistan side to collect his luggage, where his passport was stamped for exit. As both visas are reportedly single-entry, he is currently unable to enter either country and is stranded at the border without adequate food and accommodation.
The concerned authorities are requested to urgently coordinate with the Uzbek and Tajik authorities, arrange immediate humanitarian assistance, resolve the immigration issue, and facilitate his safe and early return to Pakistan.
The matter may kindly be treated as MOST URGENT.
Muhammad Daniyal
Student Of Government Superior Science College Peshawar
Prime Minister's Office of Pakistan Muhammad Sohail Afridi
