{"id":117812,"date":"2025-01-02T17:47:57","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T12:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/?p=117812"},"modified":"2025-01-02T17:47:57","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T12:47:57","slug":"shafqat-ali-khan-made-new-fo-spox-as-mumtaz-zahra-posted-in-paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/pakistan-news\/shafqat-ali-khan-made-new-fo-spox-as-mumtaz-zahra-posted-in-paris\/","title":{"rendered":"Shafqat Ali Khan made new FO spox as Mumtaz Zahra posted in Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD, Jan 2  : Career diplomat Shafqat Ali Khan has been appointed the new Foreign Office spokesperson, replacing Mumtaz Zahra Baloch.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement was made by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar at a press conference here on Thursday who hailed the services of the outgoing spokesperson and said that in recognition of her services, the Government of Pakistan had posted her as Pakistan\u2019s Ambassador to France.<\/p>\n<p>Mumtaz Zahra was appointed to the slot in November 2022, replacing Asim Iftikhar Ahmed who was also given the ambassadorial job in Paris. 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