03-17-2009, 10:14 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>India appoints new HC to Pakistan</b>
Dailytimes.com
By Iftikhar Gilani
NEW DELHI: The Indian government on Monday <b>appointed Sharat Sabharwal </b>as its new high commissioner to Pakistan.
Sabharwal would succeed Satyabrata Pal, whose tenure ended on February 28.
According to sources, the decision to appoint Sabharwal was taken over three weeks ago, but the announcement was delayed until the Pakistan government forwarded its concurrence. Sabharwal, currently special secretary in charge of administration, consular passport and visa affairs in the External Affairs Ministry, is a 1975-batch Indian Foreign Service officer. He served as deputy high commissioner in Pakistan from 1995 to 1999.
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Dailytimes.com
By Iftikhar Gilani
NEW DELHI: The Indian government on Monday <b>appointed Sharat Sabharwal </b>as its new high commissioner to Pakistan.
Sabharwal would succeed Satyabrata Pal, whose tenure ended on February 28.
According to sources, the decision to appoint Sabharwal was taken over three weeks ago, but the announcement was delayed until the Pakistan government forwarded its concurrence. Sabharwal, currently special secretary in charge of administration, consular passport and visa affairs in the External Affairs Ministry, is a 1975-batch Indian Foreign Service officer. He served as deputy high commissioner in Pakistan from 1995 to 1999.
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