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A very shocking news is coming out from the international forum and diplomatic corridors which is tarnishing the credibility of Pakistan. The Pakistani community and diplomats living in Japan are facing huge embarrassment due to a local dispute. The matter is related to the new giant mosque in Kawagoe city of Japan. Surprisingly, in the month of April this year, Pakistani Ambassador Abdul Hameed, posted in Japan, himself became the chief guest and officially inaugurated this mosque with much fanfare. But now this entire building is stuck in legal trouble and there is a big danger of it being demolished by the Japanese administration anytime. Japanese local authorities say in a strict tone that this entire mosque was constructed illegally and illegally, disregarding the rules.
Building erected without permission, Kawagoe City Hall issues strict order
The administrative officials of Japan’s Kawagoe City Hall have given a big statement completely clarifying the situation on this matter. The city administration says that this religious place was constructed without taking any kind of prior written permission or legal approval from the local administration. According to Japanese regulations, it is legally mandatory to obtain a special permit and NOC under the city’s strict ‘City Planning Act’ for the construction of any new religious or social building within the city, which was completely ignored by the mosque management. After the illegal construction came to light, the Kawagoe city administration has now received several official request letters from local Japanese citizens to immediately remove and demolish this illegal mosque, on which legal discussions are going on very seriously at the administrative level.
Surrounded from all sides, Pakistani Embassy shrugged it off, completely separated itself from the project.
This serious incident of violation of Japanese rules on Japanese soil has put the Pakistani Embassy in Tokyo in a very uncomfortable and difficult situation. After the international uproar and increasing controversy, the Pakistani Embassy has now immediately started damage control efforts and has completely distanced itself from this entire controversial project. A very formal and official statement issued by the embassy on June 1 said that the Government of Pakistan has no connection whatsoever with any project or construction that directly or indirectly violates Japanese laws and regulations. Along with this, the Embassy has also made a helpless appeal to all the citizens and community of Pakistani origin living in Japan to strictly follow the Japanese rules and local laws there.
When everything was illegal then why did the ambassador go to inaugurate? Pak Embassy gave a strange explanation
After the confirmation of the mosque being illegal, now the question is being raised very fast in both Japan and Pakistan that if everything was illegal, then how did such a big diplomat of the country i.e. the Pakistani Ambassador reach the ribbon cutting ceremony in its inauguration ceremony? Giving clarification on this, the Pakistani Embassy has presented a strange argument in its statement. According to the embassy, Ambassador Abdul Hameed attended the inauguration ceremony on April 3 only because he was given false assurance by the local organizers and managers of the mosque that all the necessary legal approvals and permits from Japanese departments related to the construction had already been obtained. The embassy, trying to save face, ultimately stressed that they do not support any activity or construction that does not comply with local host country laws.
