Daily Times

Pakistan’s High commissioner to UK Sahibzada Ahmed Khan who was called by foreign Ministry to explain his position over his ‘inappropriate’ appearance in a TV award ceremony in London has arrived Islamabad on Friday.

Highly placed official sources told Daily Times that Mr. Khan would appear before Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi who took strong exception of his in appropriate conduct at award show last week in London.

The foreign ministry has sought an explanation letter from the high commissioner, and has been asked to give verbal and in writing reply to foreign Minister and foreign secretary.

Sources told Daily times that if his could not satisfy the foreign ministry, he is likely to be removed from high commissioner position and could be made OSD.

It was Sahibzada Ahmed Khan’s first ambassador level coveted posting to UK.

Sahibzada Ahmed Khan before proceeding to London was serving as Chief of protocol at the foreign office and had been interacting with foreign leaders and top diplomats of various countries. He also served in New York and Toronto as Pakistani counsel General in the past.

Sahibzada Ahmed Khan who is BPS-20 grade officer of the foreign service of Pakistan is the second Ambassador who has been called back just after one and half month of his posting as Pakistan’s high commissioner to UK.

Published in Daily Times, September 15^th 2018.