ISLAMABAD – Ministry of Foreign Office has debunked Indian disinformationcampaign aimed at maligning Pakistan over the appointment of Masood Khan asenvoy to Washington.
Foreign Office Spokesperson Asim Iftikhar said the recent efforts of NewDelhi are a part of the wider Indian disinformation campaign to malignIslamabad and those who represent Pakistan by using fake news to makescandalous claims and baseless allegations.
MoFA spox said Ambassador Masood Khan was a highly accomplished diplomatwith 40 years of experience in both multilateral and bilateral diplomacy.
“His Agreement is being processed in the US system,” he mentionedresponding to rumors about the delay in his approval by the USadministration.
Khan was nominated as ambassador to the US in November. He will replace Dr.Asad Majeed Khan who is currently heading the country’s mission inWashington since 2019. Masood served the Ministry of Foreign Affairs indifferent capacities since 1980, before becoming AJK president.
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A vocal and strong advocate of Kashmir’s accession to Pakistan, Masoodeffectively highlighted the sufferings of the oppressed Kashmiris thatwarrant an effective strategy to end the never-ending holocaust.
He also served as Pakistan’s Ambassador to Beijing in 2008 and September2012 and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, New York, betweenOctober 11, 2012 and February 7, 2015.
