ISLAMABAD – Senior diplomat Shafqat Ali Khan has been appointed as the new spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Reports claimed that the decision regarding the new spokesperson for the Foreign Office has been made, adding that a formal announcement in this regard would be made soon.
Shafqat Ali Khan is currently serving as the Additional Secretary for Europe at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He has previously served as Pakistan’s Ambassador to Russia and has also worked as Pakistan’s Ambassador to Poland.
He will replace FO spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, who would be Pakistan’s new ambassador to France.
Earlier this year, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif approved appointment of several new ambassadors, and foreign secretaries in a recent shake-up.
It was learnt that Amna Baloch, who is currently Pakistan’s ambassador to the European Union, will take ew role as next Foreign Secretary.
Mumtaz Zahra Baloch will Pakistan’s new ambassador to France. Janbaz Khan will be assigned as ambassador to Brunei Darussalam.
Muhammad Saleem will take the role of Pakistan’s High Commissioner to Canada, while Malik Farooq will take on the role of High Commissioner to South Africa, moving from his current position as Pakistan’s ambassador to Kuwait.
