Indifferent attitude towards expats unforgivable , PM tells ambassadors
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Wednesday May 05, 2021
Prime Minister Imran Khan addressing addressed Pakistani ambassadors stationed across the globe on May 5, 2021. YouTube
PM Imran Khan says overseas Pakistanis precious assets of the country.
Referencing the mistreatment of the Pakistani expat community in Saudi Arabia, PM says the complaints were shocking.
An indifferent attitude towards the expat community is unforgivable, says PM.
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday addressed Pakistani ambassadors stationed across the globe, days after he had called back Pakistan s envoy to Saudi Arabia over the mistreatment of the Pakistani expat community by the latter s staff.
ISLAMABAD: In an unprecedented move that sent alarm bells ringing across Pakistani diplomatic missions abroad, the government has suspended the outgoing ambassador to Saudi Arabia and recalled six of the diplomats posted at the embassy in Riyadh on allegation of improper treatment of the Pakistanis living in the kingdom.
An inquiry has also been ordered against the ambassador and the recalled diplomats.
Raja Ali Ejaz, the ambassador to Saudi Arabia, was suspended weeks before his retirement and called back to Islamabad at a short notice. Prime Minister Imran Khan personally met Mr Ejaz on his return and censured him.
The development was formally announced by the Foreign Office on Thursday after Prime Minister Khan, at an event held in connection with the Roshan digital accounts, disclosed that he had decided to act against the staff at the embassy in Riyadh.
Pakistan s ambassador to Saudi Arabia recalled after reports of mistreatment
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Erstwhile Ambassador of Pakistan in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Raja Ali Ejaz. Facebook/File
Pakistani community and embassy staff in Saudi Arabia had launched complaints against the ambassador, says Zulfi Bukhari.
FO says government attaches high importance to welfare of overseas Pakistanis.
There is zero tolerance, whatsoever, for any lapse in the public service delivery, says FO.
A high-powered inquiry committee will look into the matter.
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday recalled Pakistan s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Raja Ali Ejaz and members of the latter s staff after reports of their alleged mistreatment of the Pakistani expat community.