ISLAMABAD: Afghanistan has appointed Umar Daudzai as its ambassador in Pakistan who is currently Chief of Staff (COS) of Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
Daudzai is the senior most official of the Afghan government who has been picked for posting in Pakistan. Afghanistan has appointed full fledged ambassador in Pakistan after five years in the wake of a number of mishaps and unpleasant events.
The Afghan president introduced his country’s new ambassador to the visiting Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani in the Presidential Palace No1 in Kabul on Saturday during his one-day trip to the Afghan capital. The prime minister felicitated him on the posting and wished well for his future endeavours. Umar Daudzai also had informal chat with the members of visiting delegation and he was part of the official delegation of the Afghan president.
Well placed diplomatic sources told The News that Majnoon Gulab, who is minister counsellor and deputy head of the mission since February 2006 and acting as Charge díAffairs since then, would be now be returning to Afghan capital for further orders. The Afghan government has requested for the issuance of formal agreement for Umar Daudzai who is in his fifties.
