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 service officers for not serving the expatriate community well and harbouring colonial mindset.
PM Imran Khan stands with the working class, not elite: Fawad Chaudhry
Pakistan
Fri, May 07, 2021
Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry speaks during a press conference. Photo: Geo News screengrab
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Friday defended the prime minister s recent criticism of Pakistani ambassadors. If we can t raise our voices for overseas Pakistanis, we don t have the right to sit in government, said Chaudhry, sitting beside Advisor to the Prime Minister on Commerce Abdul Razzak Dawood.
The information minister said he was surprised at the PML-N s criticism of the premier s recent speech, adding that a government does not have the right to hold power if it can t raise the voice for overseas Pakistanis.
Fawad Chaudhry defends PM Imran Khan s criticism of ambassadors
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Friday May 07, 2021
Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry speaks during a press conference. Photo: Geo News screengrab
Some embassies had closed their doors on overseas Pakistani labourers, says Fawad Chaudhry.
Action should be taken against such people, he says.
If we can t raise our voices for overseas Pakistanis, we don t have the right to sit in government, says Chaudhry.
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Friday defended the prime minister s public criticism of Pakistan s ambassadors, saying he stood with the working class and not the elite.
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.