Pak diplomats lodge protest after Imran Khan s public rebuking of foreign missions ANI | Updated: May 08, 2021 02:05 IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 8 (ANI): An uproar ensued at Pakistan s Foreign Office, where several diplomats lodged a strong protest with the country s foreign minister and foreign secretary for scapegoating them after Prime Minister Imran Khan publicly castigated Pakistani missions abroad.
Khan on Wednesday rebuked his diplomats while addressing his envoys posted around the world virtually, for their failure to serve overseas Pakistanis and bring in investment into the country, Dawn reported. We cannot continue like this. The way our embassies are running, this could work in an old colonial system but not in today s Pakistan. Embassies foremost work is to service the diaspora and then they should work to bring investment into the country that is going through very bad financial conditions right now, the Pakistan PM said
Pak diplomats lodge protest after Imran Khan s rebuke
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08 May 2021, 06:55 GMT+10
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 8 (ANI): An uproar ensued at Pakistan s Foreign Office, where several diplomats lodged a strong protest with the country s foreign minister and foreign secretary for scapegoating them after Prime Minister Imran Khan publicly castigated Pakistani missions abroad.
Khan on Wednesday rebuked his diplomats while addressing his envoys posted around the world virtually, for their failure to serve overseas Pakistanis and bring in investment into the country, Dawn reported. We cannot continue like this. The way our embassies are running, this could work in an old colonial system but not in today s Pakistan. Embassies foremost work is to service the diaspora and then they should work to bring investment into the country that is going through very bad financial conditions right now, the Pakistan PM said, noting that Indian embassies abroad were very proactive in bringing inv
Pakistan PM Imran faces criticism for his remarks over foreign service officers
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May 07, 2021 13:42 IST
Addressing the envoys virtually on Wednesday, Mr. Khan showed anger at what he called “shocking callousness” of Pakistani diplomats abroad towards fellow Pakistanis.
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Addressing the envoys virtually on Wednesday, Mr. Khan showed anger at what he called “shocking callousness” of Pakistani diplomats abroad towards fellow Pakistanis. 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.
PM Imran s public criticism stirs uproar in Foreign Office
FM Qureshi attempts to placate FO officials who protest not to be blamed for others mistake
Prime Minister Imran Khan. PHOTO: SCREENGRAB
ISLAMABAD:
A day after Prime Minister Imran Khan publically castigated Pakistani missions abroad, there is an uproar in the Foreign Office with many diplomats lodged a strong protest with the foreign minister and foreign secretary for scapegoating them.
Sources confirmed that Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday held more than two hours long meeting with senior officials at the Foreign Office after they expressed reservations over the premier’s public criticism.
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ISLAMABAD: A day after Prime Minister Imran Khan publically castigated Pakistani missions abroad, there is an uproar in the Foreign Office with many diplomats lodged a strong protest with the foreign minister and foreign secretary for “scapegoating” them.
Sources confirmed that Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday held more than two hours long meeting with senior officials at the Foreign Office after they expressed reservations over the premier’s public criticism.