Paris extends French ambassador s term in Pakistan
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French envoy to Pakistan Dr Marc Barety. File photo.
ISLAMABAD: France has given an extension to its Ambassador to Pakistan, Dr Marc Barety, asking him to serve in Islamabad till an unspecified period.
According to a news report published in
The News, diplomatic sources said that the French ambassador, who will be turning 63 mid-next month, completed his three-year tenure in Pakistan last September.
The sources said that since then, he has been continuing the assignment under the instructions of the French government till a replacement is decided.
Interestingly Pakistan too does not have an ambassador in the French capital since July this year, when Ambassador Moinul Haq was transferred to Beijing as Ambassador to China to replace Ms Naghmana Hashmi on her superannuation.