Diplomatic services being delivered at Deeplish Community Centre

Diplomatic Services being delivered at Deeplish Community Centre

The Consulate General of Pakistan has been providing valuable services as part of outreach and engagement to the Rochdale’s British Pakistani community.

Officers from Consulate General, NADRA team spent a day at Deeplish Community Centre helping people to apply and renew their national identity cards, which are valid for 10 years and act as visa cards whilst travelling to Pakistan. Staff also dealt with urgent visa requests and applications from the local community.

Deeplish Community Centre manager, Sohail Ahmad, said: "We are pleased to receive these services locally and to work in partnership with Consulate General to support the local community and save hundreds of families with children, elderly and disabled members haing to journey to Manchester.

Councillor Aasim Rashid, Councillor Mohammed Zaman and MEP Mohammed Afzal Khan attended.

One resident said: “We are extremely grateful to the Consulate General Pakistan office for providing this service at our door step in Rochdale." 

Chairman of Deeplish Community Centre, Mohammed Saleem JP, said: "We are proud to provide well organised, effective and supported surgeries and thankful to the Consulate General of Pakistan, Dr Zahoor Ahmed, and his dedicated team." 

Consulate General of Pakistan Dr Zahoor Ahmed said: “We are pleased to offer our outreach service to local communities in and around Greater Manchester."