ISLAMABAD: Career diplomat and former ambassador to Russia Shafqat Ali Khan was appointed as the new spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday.
The new spokesperson replaces Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, who has been appointed as the country’s ambassador to France.
Shafqat’s appointment was announced by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar during a press conference.
He also appreciated the services of the outgoing spokesperson and said that in recognition of his services, the government of Pakistan has appointed him as the Ambassador of Pakistan to France.
Baloch was appointed Foreign Office spokesperson in November 2022, replacing senior diplomat Asim Iftikhar Ahmed, who was also given the job of ambassador to Paris.
He has once again replaced him as Iftikhar has taken charge as Pakistan’s Additional Permanent Representative (APR) to the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York.
Currently serving as Additional Secretary for Europe in the Ministry of External Affairs, Shafqat Ali Khan is Pakistan’s Ambassador to Russia and Poland, DG Europe at MOFA and Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva. Have served.