Pak’s High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit to retire early
Team Udayavani, Jul 26, 2017, 10:38 AM IST
Islamabad (Pakistan): Pakistan’s High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit has sought early retirement and his request has been accepted by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, a media report said today.
Basit, who was set to retire from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in April 2018, had “submitted an application to Prime Minister Sharif for his early retirement which was accepted,” Geo News reported, citing sources.
The senior Pakistani diplomat has already completed his three-year tenure in New Delhi.
Basit would be replaced by Sohail Mahmood who is expected to take up his responsibilities as the High Commissioner to India next month, the channel reported.
Mahmood, 55, currently Pakistan’s envoy in Turkey, is a career diplomat who joined the Foreign Service in 1985.
The channel did not give any reason for Basit s premature retirement but foreign office sources earlier told PTI that he was unhappy over the appointment of current foreign secretary Tehmina Janjua, who is junior to Basit.
Basit joined the Foreign Service in 1982 and held several diplomatic assignments at Pakistani missions abroad.
Prior to his appointment as the High Commissioner to India in 2014, Basit had served as Pakistan’s Ambassador to Germany from May 2012 till March 2014.
Udayavani is now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel and stay updated with the latest news.
Top News
Related Articles More
Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy to lead Department of Government Efficiency: Trump
COP29: UN climate chief calls for urgent climate action to counter economic fallout, inflation
35 killed, 43 injured as driver hits crowd in Chinese city
UN climate summit runs into agenda fight on first day
‘Pure fiction’: Kremlin denies western media reports of phone call between Trump and Putin
MUST WATCH
Latest Additions
Delhi airport sees 7 flight diversions due to bad weather
Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024: To counter Uddhav, BJP posts video showing checking of Fadnavis’ bags
Demolition of properties: SC lays down pan-India guidelines, says Executive can’t replace Judiciary
Varanasi declared no-fly zone ahead of Dev Deepawali festival
Illegal infiltration: ED arrests 2 Bangladeshi nationals, 1 Indian
Thanks for visiting Udayavani
You seem to have an Ad Blocker on.
To continue reading, please turn it off or whitelist Udayavani.