{"id":8354,"date":"2023-01-03T15:59:08","date_gmt":"2023-01-03T10:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/?p=8354"},"modified":"2023-01-03T15:59:08","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T10:59:08","slug":"pakistani-embassy-building-in-washington-to-be-turned-into-institute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/pakistani-embassy-building-in-washington-to-be-turned-into-institute\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistani Embassy Building in Washington to be Turned into Institute"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON: The Pakistani embassy building in Washington DC is set to be transformed into an institute after Shahal Khan made a successful $6.8 million bid to purchase the property.<\/p>\n<p>The old chancery building on R Street in northwest Washington has a &#8220;historical status,&#8221; according to Khan, who has sent a draft contract to the Pakistani government.<\/p>\n<p>In November 2021, the Pakistani cabinet approved the proposal to auction the building, which had lost its diplomatic status and had only completed 60% of its renovation.<\/p>\n<p>The building was no longer suitable for use, and the cabinet approved the proposal to auction it transparently.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both; margin-top:0em; margin-bottom:1em;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/pakistanis-own-10-6-billion-in-real-estate-in-dubai-more-than-sbps-dollar-reserves\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"dofollow\" class=\"ue8dad486dfd3083fa8cbae458c4e3295\"><style> .ue8dad486dfd3083fa8cbae458c4e3295 { padding:0px; margin: 0; padding-top:1em!important; padding-bottom:1em!important; width:100%; display: block; font-weight:bold; background-color:#2C3E50; border:0!important; border-left:4px solid #F1C40F!important; text-decoration:none; } .ue8dad486dfd3083fa8cbae458c4e3295:active, .ue8dad486dfd3083fa8cbae458c4e3295:hover { opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; text-decoration:none; } .ue8dad486dfd3083fa8cbae458c4e3295 { transition: background-color 250ms; webkit-transition: background-color 250ms; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; } .ue8dad486dfd3083fa8cbae458c4e3295 .ctaText { font-weight:bold; color:#F1C40F; text-decoration:none; font-size: 16px; } .ue8dad486dfd3083fa8cbae458c4e3295 .postTitle { color:#eaeaea; text-decoration: underline!important; font-size: 16px; } .ue8dad486dfd3083fa8cbae458c4e3295:hover .postTitle { text-decoration: underline!important; } <\/style><div style=\"padding-left:1em; padding-right:1em;\"><span class=\"ctaText\">ALSO READ<\/span>&nbsp; <span class=\"postTitle\">Pakistanis Own $10.6 Billion in Real Estate in Dubai \u2013 More than SBP\u2019s Dollar Reserves<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<p>A previous bid of $4.5 million had been made, but Khan&#8217;s bid of $6.9 million was accepted, being $2.3 million higher than the previous offer.<\/p>\n<p>If Pakistan had not auctioned the building, it would have been sold by the United States.<\/p>\n<p>The Foreign Office confirmed the approval of the sale in December, stating that the building was no longer in use, needed repairs, and was subject to local building and taxation regulations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON: The Pakistani embassy building in Washington DC is set to be transformed into an institute after Shahal Khan made a successful $6.8 million bid to purchase the property. The old chancery building on R Street in northwest Washington has a &#8220;historical status,&#8221; according to Khan, who has sent a draft contract to the Pakistani government. In November 2021, the Pakistani cabinet approved the proposal to auction the building, which\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8356,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8354","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/WE-MUST-DO-OUR-PART-TO-CONTINUE-TO-SUPPORT-THE-FLOOD-AFFECTEES-75.jpg",1000,560,false],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/WE-MUST-DO-OUR-PART-TO-CONTINUE-TO-SUPPORT-THE-FLOOD-AFFECTEES-75.jpg",1000,560,false],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/WE-MUST-DO-OUR-PART-TO-CONTINUE-TO-SUPPORT-THE-FLOOD-AFFECTEES-75.jpg",1000,560,false]},"author_name":"Nazzir Zaidi","categories_name":["News"],"title_text":"Pakistani Embassy Building in Washington to be Turned into Institute","related_stories":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?filter&per_page=4&categories=5&exclude=8354","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8354","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8354"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8354\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8354"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8354"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8354"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}