Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Tuesday approved the appointment of new envoys of Pakistan to various countries, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
As per the official sources, the approval was given on the summary sent by Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. The appointment of 19 new ambassadors and a consul general was approved.
Pakistan’s ambassador to Berlin Dr Faisal will be the new high commissioner of Pakistan to the United Kingdom (UK).
Dr Bilal, who serves as director general in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will be the new permanent representative of Pakistan to the United Nations in Geneva.
Aisha Ali will be the new ambassador to Prague; Abrar Hussain Khan will be the new high commissioner to Kenya.
Javed Imrani, Khalid Hussain and Mian Atif Sharif will be the new ambassadors to Tunisia, Algeria and Ethiopia, respectively.
Pakistan’s permanent representative in Geneva, Khalil Hashmi, will be posted as ambassador to Russia.
Mudassar Tipu, Zeeshan Ahmed and Saqib Rauf will be the new ambassadors in Tehran, Iraq and Bahrain, respectively.
Pakistan’s high commissioner in Kenya Syeda Saqlain was posted as ambassador to Germany.
Pakistan’s ambassador to Ethiopia Shuzab Abbas was posted as ambassador to Mexico.
Shoaib Sarwar, Naeemullah and Mudassar Chaudhry were appointed as new ambassadors to Denmark, Rwanda and Morocco, respectively.
Ahsan Raza Shah and Ahmed Maruf will be Pakistan’s new ambassadors to Malaysia and Bangladesh, respectively.
Pakistan’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Amir Khurram Rathore, was posted as Pakistan’s new ambassador to Indonesia.
Pakistan’s ambassador to Denmark Ahmed Farooq was posted as Pakistan’s new ambassador to Saudi Arabia.
The posting of Aamer Ahmed Atozai as consul general in New York was also approved.
An objection was raised to the posting of former foreign secretary Sohail Mehmood in China.
The posting of Hamad Asghar, Pakistan’s ambassador to Morocco, to Turkmenistan was also objected to.
After the objection, the two names were removed from the summary and the appointment of all the remaining envoys was approved.
All the newly appointed envoys will soon assume their diplomatic responsibilities.
Reporter: Mohsin-ul-Mulk