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There are currently 83 diplomatic missions located in Islamabad, most of which are in the Diplomatic Enclave. Many countries maintain consulates in other Pakistani cities. Several countries have non-resident embassies accredited from other foreign capitals, such as Abu Dhabi, Ankara, Riyadh and Tehran. This listing excludes honorary consulates.
In 1972, Pakistan temporarily withdrew from the Commonwealth, and until it rejoined in 1989, the mission in Islamabad became an Embassy, headed by an Ambassador. The high commissioner is based at the British High Commission in Islamabad.
After the initial training period, junior officers join the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Islamabad and serve in the political, administrative or protocol wings. Or rather begin their diplomatic careers abroad. Rise in ranks at headquarters and missions are: Headquarters: Assistant Director BPS-17 Deputy Director BPS-18 Director BPS-19
The British High Commission in Islamabad is the chief diplomatic mission of the United Kingdom in Pakistan. It is located in the Diplomatic Enclave in Islamabad. The current British High Commissioner to Pakistan is Jane Marriott , and the Deputy High Commissioner is Alison Blackburne. [ 1 ]
The first Embassy of the United States to Pakistan was located in the city of Karachi, then the capital of Pakistan. The embassy was relocated to Islamabad after the city was made the new capital in 1960, and rebuilt in 1979. In 2015, a new embassy complex was completed at a cost of $736 million. [3]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Urdu: وزارت امورِ خارجہ, Wazarat-e-Kharja, abbreviated as MoFA) is a ministry of the Government of Pakistan tasked in managing Pakistan's diplomatic and consular relations as well as its foreign policy.
This is a list of diplomatic missions of Pakistan, excluding honorary consulates. [1] As the fifth-most populous country [2] and the second-most populous country in the Muslim world, [3] Pakistan has an extensive and large diplomatic network around the world.
The ambassador is based at the Argentine embassy in Islamabad and is concurrently accredited as a non-resident ambassador to Afghanistan and Tajikistan. [ 2 ] List of ambassadors