By – Farooq Mirza
Speaking on behalf of the Club, President Ambassador (R) Qazi Shaukat Farid and General Secretary Ghulam Ghous expressed their appreciation for Ambassador Asim’s efforts in fostering closer cooperation and engagement between the Permanent Mission of Pakistan and UN staff members. They thanked him for his leadership, support, and commitment to strengthening collaboration within the Pakistani UN community.
They conveyed their best wishes to the Ambassador for continued success in his new role as the Foreign Secretary of Pakistan and expressed confidence that he would continue to serve the country with distinction.
In his brief remarks, Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad thanked Ambassador (R) Qazi Shaukat Farid, General Secretary Ghulam Ghous and members of the Pakistan UN Club for hosting a farewell lunch and the kind wishes on the assumption of his new responsibilities in Islamabad.
Ambassador Usman Jadoon, Deputy Permanent Representative of Pakistan, and Consul General Aamer Ahmad Atozai also attended the dinner.
[…] From 1996 to 2001, Taliban controlled Afghanistan kept harbouring terrorist organizations of every hue and stripe including Al Qaeda, ETIM, and IMU, spawning a laissez-faire economy of crime and terror that spilled over to Pakistan’s ex FATA region as well. The armed groups based in Afghan territory kept conducting cross-border attacks against Pakistani security forces from 2002 to 2006, encouraging rise of terrorist entities like TTP on Pakistan’s soil. When Pakistan finally started fencing its border in 2017 Afghan troops targeted Pakistani forces at Torkham, repeating similar actions at Para chinar, Chaman, Bajaur and Chitral. […]