Ambassador Amna Baloch has assumed the charge as the 33rd Foreign Secretary of Pakistan after her predecessor Ambassador Syrus Sajjad Qazi relinquished the office on attaining superannuation, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

A veteran diplomat, Ambassador Amna Baloch has held several important assignments both in Islamabad and at Pakistan’s diplomatic missions abroad.

Amna Baloch served as Pakistan’s Consul General to Chengdu, China (2014-2017); High Commissioner to Malaysia (2019-2023); and Ambassador to the European Union, Belgium and Luxembourg (2023-2024).

Holding a degree of Masters in History, Amna Baloch joined the Foreign Services of Pakistan in 1991.

According to a Foreign Office statement, she took charge of her office on Wednesday.

Reporter Anwar Abass