ISLAMABAD: The government is likely to appoint Abdul Basit as country’s new Foreign Secretary.
It is likely that the announcement pertaining to the appointment of Abdul Basit would be made next week.
He is currently Pakistan’s High Commissioner in India and senior most among the contenders for the slot.
He was previously serving as ambassador to Germany.
Pakistan’s permanent representative to the United Nations Geneva headquarters Tehmina Janjua, Pakistan’s former Chief of Protocol and Ambassador to France Ghalib Iqbal, country’s ambassador for Denmark Masroor Junejo and Pakistan’s High Commissioner for United Kingdom Syed Ibne Hasan were the other contenders for the post, the sources said.
Pakistan’s ambassador for the United States Syed Jalil Abbas Jailani has relinquished the charge on completion of his contractual period as ambassador in Washington. Rizwan Saeed Sheikh will be acting as Charged D’ Affairs in Washington till the arrival of Aizaz Chaudhry in the US capital.
