Consulate-General of North Korea, Karachi

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The Consulate-General of North Korea in Karachi [lower-alpha 1] is a diplomatic mission of North Korea in Pakistan.

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Consular services

The consulate is primarily concerned with economic, business and commercial relations, and works under the North Korean embassy in Islamabad. [1] The consulate building is a small "compound with flags flapping at the gate" and has a "discreet, unobtrusive" presence. [1] Various consulate staff are posted in the mission. [2] [3] [4]

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Notes

  1. ↑ Korean: 주카라치 조선민주주의인민공화국 총영사관; Urdu: شمالی کوریائی قونصل خانہ، کراچی; Sindhi: اُتَر ڪوريا قونصل خانو، ڪراچي

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References

  1. 1 2 Bhutto, Fatima (23 July 2015). "Inside Karachi's strange North Korean embassy". GQ India. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  2. ↑ Yousaf, Kamran (25 April 2013). "Brewing controversy: Seoul protests North Korean bootlegging". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  3. ↑ Young, Benjamim R. (5 September 2014). "North Korea's 42 ton black-market alcohol imports in Pakistan". NK News . Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  4. ↑ Sridharan, Vasudevan (27 April 2013). "North Korean Diplomats in 'Illegal Liquor Trade' in Pakistan". International Business Times. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
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