Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Wednesday approved the deployment of new ambassadors abroad on the recommendations of Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

As per the official sources, Faisal Niaz Tirmizi was appointed as Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Raza Bashir Tarar as Ambassador to Japan, Asim Iftikhar Ahmed as Ambassador to France, Ayesha Farooqi as Ambassador to Ireland, Ali Javed as Ambassador to Italy, Asif Memon as Ambassador to Hungary, and Junaid Yusuf was appointed as Ambassador to Turkey.

Moreover, the prime minister also approved the appointment of Aftab Hassan Khan as High Commissioner to South Africa. Currently, Aftab Khan is Pakistan’s Charge d’Affaires in India, and he will be replaced by Salman Sharif.

Aamir Aftab Qureshi has been appointed as the new Ambassador to Greece. Currently, he is Pakistan’s Additional Secretary to Afghanistan.

Fawad Sher will be the new Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Jeddah.

 Reporter: Mohsin-ul-Mulk