Fawad defends PM Imran s criticism of Pakistani missions
Minister hints at appropriate action against the responsible staffers
Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry addressing a press conference at the PID in Islamabad on March 16, 2021. SCREENGRAB
ISLAMABD:
Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Friday backed Prime Minister Imran Khan for his criticism of the country s diplomatic staff based in foreign states and hinted at appropriate action against the responsible staffers.
Addressing the media in Islamabad along with Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood, Fawad said there have been incidents in which Pakistani labourers have been barred from entering Pakistani embassies.
Pak diplomats lodge protest after Imran Khan s public rebuking of foreign missions ANI | Updated: May 08, 2021 02:05 IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 8 (ANI): An uproar ensued at Pakistan s Foreign Office, where several diplomats lodged a strong protest with the country s foreign minister and foreign secretary for scapegoating them after Prime Minister Imran Khan publicly castigated Pakistani missions abroad.
Khan on Wednesday rebuked his diplomats while addressing his envoys posted around the world virtually, for their failure to serve overseas Pakistanis and bring in investment into the country, Dawn reported. We cannot continue like this. The way our embassies are running, this could work in an old colonial system but not in today s Pakistan. Embassies foremost work is to service the diaspora and then they should work to bring investment into the country that is going through very bad financial conditions right now, the Pakistan PM said
Pak diplomats lodge protest after Imran Khan s rebuke
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08 May 2021, 06:55 GMT+10
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 8 (ANI): An uproar ensued at Pakistan s Foreign Office, where several diplomats lodged a strong protest with the country s foreign minister and foreign secretary for scapegoating them after Prime Minister Imran Khan publicly castigated Pakistani missions abroad.
Khan on Wednesday rebuked his diplomats while addressing his envoys posted around the world virtually, for their failure to serve overseas Pakistanis and bring in investment into the country, Dawn reported. We cannot continue like this. The way our embassies are running, this could work in an old colonial system but not in today s Pakistan. Embassies foremost work is to service the diaspora and then they should work to bring investment into the country that is going through very bad financial conditions right now, the Pakistan PM said, noting that Indian embassies abroad were very proactive in bringing inv
PM tells envoys to shun indifferent attitude
Imran says complaints received from S Arabia shocking
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday expressed his displeasure over an indifferent attitude and unnecessary delays in routine services by Pakistani embassies, particularly in the Middle East. Feedback that I have received from Saudi Arabia shows as if the staff is not working. The staff in Kuwait s NADRA office take bribes instead of guiding people and an official is involved in making wrong documents. I was shocked to learn all this, a disgruntled PM Imran said while virtually addressing Pakistani envoys deployed worldwide, adding that the concerned ambassador did not even make an effort to identify the official involved.
PM Imran s public criticism stirs uproar in Foreign Office
FM Qureshi attempts to placate FO officials who protest not to be blamed for others mistake
Prime Minister Imran Khan. PHOTO: SCREENGRAB
ISLAMABAD:
A day after Prime Minister Imran Khan publically castigated Pakistani missions abroad, there is an uproar in the Foreign Office with many diplomats lodged a strong protest with the foreign minister and foreign secretary for scapegoating them.
Sources confirmed that Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday held more than two hours long meeting with senior officials at the Foreign Office after they expressed reservations over the premier’s public criticism.