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The writer is the author of No-Win War The Paradox of US-Pakistan Relations in Afghanistan’s Shadow.
GOVERNANCE has never been the Imran Khan administration’s forte but his government’s incompetence in running foreign affairs is truly calamitous. The prime minister’s perception of diplomacy is as flawed as his populist politics. His virtual address to Pakistani envoys serving in different world capitals last week not only exposed a limited understanding of diplomacy but also a disdain for the foreign service.
Senior diplomats were censured live on TV channels. It was unprecedented and extremely humiliating. Diplomats were accused of acting callously towards the Pakistani diaspora and harbouring a colonial mindset. They were told that their Indian counterparts were more proactive.
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 things, he indicated that basics such as working hours were not communicated to the community. He also said that the ambassadors had failed to attract foreign investment, noting that Indian diplomats are more proactive a statement that made headlines across the border. While the prime minister’s censure of the poor performance of some of the missions is valid and must lead to remedial actio