Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif withdraws international affairs portfolio from Tariq Fatemi
Pak PM Sharif on Thursday was once compelled to withdraw the appointment of seasoned diplomat Tariq Fatemi as his Particular Assistant on Overseas Affairs after coalition spouse PPP adversarial the transfer.
Pakistan’s new High Minister Shehbaz Sharif was once compelled to withdraw the appointment of seasoned diplomat Tariq Fatemi as his Particular Assistant on Overseas Affairs. (Report Photograph)
In a setback to Pakistan’s new High Minister Shehbaz Sharif, he was once compelled to withdraw the appointment of seasoned diplomat Tariq Fatemi as his Particular Assistant on Overseas Affairs on Thursday after coalition spouse Pakistan Peoples Party adversarial the transfer.
Fatemi is thought of as a detailed aide of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif. The 77-year-old former diplomat was once now not to start with made a part of Shehbaz’s Cupboard — which took oath on Tuesday after days of deliberations between the premier and his coalition companions.
He served because the Particular Assistant to the High Minister (SAPM) on Overseas Affairs from 2013 to 2017 however was once got rid of after the so-called First light-leaks scandal.
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The Pakistan govt led by means of Shehbaz, the more youthful brother of Nawaz Sharif, on Wednesday appointed Fatemi because the SAPM to the High Minister.
The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) right away raised issues at his appointment as its leader, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, is anticipated to be appointed as international minister within the coming days.
High Minister Shehbaz, to be able to allay the troubles of the PPP, requested the related division to modify the appointment order.
In keeping with a Cupboard Department notification, Fatemi will proceed to function a SAPM and not using a portfolio and has been granted the extra standing of a minister of state.
Minister of knowledge Marriyum Aurangzeb advised the media that the notification was once modified to magnify the function of Fatemi.
“First he was once SAPM on international affairs best, now he’s marketing consultant on all departments,” she mentioned, downplaying U-turn by means of the top minister.
One more reason for converting the notification was once that Fatemi was once sacked after First light-leaks and his reinstatement in the similar place may have now not long past neatly with the robust established order (army).
The First light-leaks was once a few tale printed within the First light newspaper that reported the main points of a high-level civil-military assembly discussing the problem of banned outfits working in Pakistan.
