Abdul Basit submits early resignation
Abdul Basit was a good diplomat, and very vocal for the Kashmir cause, and I have a feeling that this hurt the Sharifs as much as it hurt India, which is why he was twice overrun by junior officers, and has been pretty much forced to resign.
This is a very quiet development, which has been slipped through the media very quietly. I didnt see it make major headlines anywhere.
Pakistan’s high commissioner to India Abdul Basit has decided to take premature retirement from his post.
According to media reports, Basit had apprehensions for giving preference to a junior officer over senior officials by the government.He has sent his resignation letter to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. The official sources has confirmed that premier has accepted his resignation letter.
Abdul Basit was supposed to retire in April 2018 originally.The sources stated that Basit took this decision after a junior officer was appointed as Secretary Affairs and senior officers were ignored.
He is serving as high commissioner in India since 2014 and resides in New Delhi. Before that he remained Pakistan's envoy to Germany from 2012 to March 2014.
Basit holds a masters degree in International Relations and joined Foreign Services in 1982. During his career he remained posted in Geneva, Sanaa'a, New York, Moscow and London.
Source:http://nation.com.pk/national/25-Jul-2017/high-commissioner-to-india-abdul-basit-decides-to-take-premature-retirement
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