Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has directed 15 ambassadors and high commissioners posted in various countries to prepare themselves for return to Pakistan, a Britain-based website quoted its sources as saying on Monday.
The decision has come forward after the briefing by Foreign Affairs Secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leaders regarding the country’s foreign policies and Pakistani ambassadors around world.
According to reports, Jilani had provided initial briefing to the top leadership of PML-N, the party with the biggest mandate post May 11 elections.
During the briefing, the foreign ministry official told the PML-N leadership that some ambassadors were selected for the post on basis of political influence and personal recommendation, while retired military officers had been posted in six countries.
The reports disclosed some names who were likely to return to Pakistan, including Wajid Shamsul Hasan (UK), Salman Basher (India), Masood Khan (Pak delegate for United Nations), Jamil Ahmed Khan (UAE) and Nawabzada Aminullah Khan Raisani (Oman).
