Pakistan PM Imran removes UN envoy Maleeha

Pakistan PM Imran removes UN envoy Maleeha
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Pakistan PM Imran Khan in a surprise move has appointed Munir Akram, known for his hard anti-India stand, as Pakistan's new permanent representative to the United Nations, replacing Maleeha Lodhi, merely a day after he returned from the US.

Islamabad : Pakistan PM Imran Khan in a surprise move has appointed Munir Akram, known for his hard anti-India stand, as Pakistan's new permanent representative to the United Nations, replacing Maleeha Lodhi, merely a day after he returned from the US.

The Pakistan Foreign Office gave no reason for Lodhi's removal in a statement on Monday.

The development came a day after Prime Minister Khan returned from New York, where he raised the Kashmir issue in his maiden address to the UN General Assembly last week.

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