Newly appointed Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood will assume his office tomorrow (Wednesday) to replace Tehmina Janjua upon her retirement.
Janjua will retire today (Tuesday) and Mahmood has been appointed to be the new foreign secretary who will formally assume his office on Wednesday, the Foreign Office sources said.
Sohail Mahmood, who in his latest posting was Pakistan's High Commissioner in New Delhi, served in important world capitals including ambassador of Pakistan to Turkey, with concurrent accreditation to Macedonia and Kosovo [2015-2017], Ambassador to Thailand and Permanent Representative to UNESCAP, Bangkok [2009-2013], and as Political Coordinator for Pakistan's delegation to UN Security Council, New York [2003-2004].