ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani directed the Foreign Office on Wednesday to discontinue the appointments as Ambassador-at-large of Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada, Ahsanullah Khan and Hameed Asghar Qidwai.
Geo News correspondent Rauf Kalasra quoted well placed sources as saying that prime minister has terminated the appointments of three ambassadors-at-large and a notification to this effect has been issued.
Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada has been working as ambassador-at-large, a portfolio that is equivalent to that of a federal minister since 1996.
Earlier, the spokesman of the Aiwan-e-Sadr in an official handout said that President Asif Ali Zardari did not appoint Pirzada as ambassador-at-large. Ahsanullah Khan served as Pakistan’s Ambassador to United Arab Emirates, he is also a close aid to former President Pervez Musharraf. Hameed Asghar Qidwai is a former banker whose name has been cited in Mehran Bank scandal.
Geo News correspondent Rauf Kalasra quoted well placed sources as saying that prime minister has terminated the appointments of three ambassadors-at-large and a notification to this effect has been issued.
Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada has been working as ambassador-at-large, a portfolio that is equivalent to that of a federal minister since 1996.
Earlier, the spokesman of the Aiwan-e-Sadr in an official handout said that President Asif Ali Zardari did not appoint Pirzada as ambassador-at-large. Ahsanullah Khan served as Pakistan’s Ambassador to United Arab Emirates, he is also a close aid to former President Pervez Musharraf. Hameed Asghar Qidwai is a former banker whose name has been cited in Mehran Bank scandal.
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