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Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday walked back his criticism of the performance of the foreign service officers, saying they are doing a great job. Speaking at a programme Apka Wazeer-i-Azam Apke Saath during which he takes telephone calls of citizens, Mr Khan said:
Prime Minister Imran Khan addresses the media in this file photo. — DawnNewsTV/File ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday walked back his criticism of the performance of the foreign service officers, saying they are doing a great job. Speaking at a programme ‘Apka Wazeer-i-Azam Apke Saath’ during which he takes telephone calls of citizens, Mr Khan said: “The foreign service has done a wonderful job as far as diplomacy is concerned. They advocated Kashmir cause very well.” Mr Khan had last Wednesday in a video conference with Pakistani envoys lashed out at the foreign ser...
IN a dressing-down that was broadcast for the world to witness, Prime Minister Imran Khan this week lambasted the country’s top diplomats for failing to serve the Pakistani diaspora in their respective countries of residence. A recording of the video meeting chaired by the prime minister showed around 20 ambassadors and high commissioners on a split screen listening as he furnished a damning list of transgressions reported by overseas Pakistanis through a citizens’ complaints portal. Mr Khan chastised the diplomats for having a “bad attitude” towards the labour community. Among other...
Foreign service officers miffed at Imran’s jab Foreign service officers miffed at Imran’s jab Anger has been building among the foreign service officers over Prime Minister Imran Khan’s comments accusing them of harbouring ‘colonial mindset’ and ‘callousness’ in dealing with the expatriate community. Prime Minister Khan had, while speaking to envoys posted in 19 countries through video conferencing on Wednesday, said that he had noticed “shocking callousness” of Pakistani diplomats posted overseas after a few recent incidents involving the expatriates. He was in particular c...
updated: May 07 2021, 14:12 ist Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has come under criticism for accusing the country's foreign service officers of harbouring "colonial mindset" and "callousness" while appreciating their Indian counterparts. Addressing the envoys virtually on Wednesday, Khan showed anger at what he called “shocking callousness” of Pakistani diplomats abroad towards fellow Pakistanis. He also accused them of having a "colonial mindset" in their dealing with Pakistani nationals. Khan said: “Indian embassies are more proactive in bringing investments” to their country and...