Former member of the UK’s House of Commons, Chaudhry Sarwar, is likely to replace Wajid Shamsul Hasan as Pakistan’s high commissioner to the United Kingdom.
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leadership held a meeting with Sarwar and offered him the post of Pakistan high commissioner to UK, according to media reports.
Pakistan-born Sarwar was the first Muslim member of the British parliament and was elected thrice as member of the UK’s House of Commons.
Sarwar is considered a close associate of PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif.
According to sources, Chaudhry Sarwar was also offered the post of Punjab governor.