Pakistan drops plan to send Ibne Abbas as envoy to India

The 55-year-old Basit was earlier tipped to take over as Foreign Secretary but the government changed its mind last week.

• Written by Press Trust Of India
• Islamabad | December 10, 2013 03:52 AM IST
1 min read

Pakistan has dropped plans to send Syed Ibne Abbas as the new High Commissioner to India and replaced him with career diplomat Abdul Basit,a top Pakistani official said Monday. The 55-year-old Basit was earlier tipped to take over as Foreign Secretary but the government changed its mind last week. “Yes,Ibne Abbas is not being (sent) to India. Basit will be the new High Commissioner to India,” an official told PTI.The official made it clear that a formal notification about Basit’s appointment is yet to be issued.

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