Asim Iftikhar takes charge as foreign secretary, calls on Ishaq Dar

Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad has taken charge as Pakistan's 34th foreign secretary and called on Ishaq Dar in Islamabad.

Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad has formally assumed charge as Pakistan's 34th foreign secretary.

He called on Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Islamabad.

Before this posting he was Pakistan's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York. The reports do not describe a flight into Islamabad.

Dar congratulated him and expressed confidence in his handling of foreign policy.

He will oversee the Foreign Office and help coordinate Pakistan's foreign policy priorities.

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