The Pakistani Embassy has denied authorising the issuance of a diplomatic passport to the son of the former honorary consul of Pakistan in Uganda.

About two weeks ago, the Minister of Internal Affairs, Maj Gen Kahinda Otafiire, pointed to the Pakistani Embassy as the authority that could possibly have issued a diplomatic passport to Mr Rugiirwa Katatumba, the son of the late Bonney Katatumba Mwebesa.

“Maybe it's Pakistan that gave him that passport. And it should not be a Ugandan diplomatic passport,” Gen Otafiire said.

But when contacted, Mr Hasnain Zafar, an official from the Pakistani Embassy, clarified that Mr Rugiirwa Katatumba is not a Pakistani citizen and that his government only issues passports to its nationals.

“We do not have the authority to issue passports to Ugandan citizens. The passport in question belongs to the Government of Uganda, not Pakistan. We have no involvement in this matter; it is the Ugandan government’s responsibility to address it,” Mr Zafar said.

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