The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday announced the appointment of Ali Jahangir Siddiqui as ambassador-at-large for investment “in an honorary capacity”, according to a notification issued on Friday. An ambassador-at-large is given special duties and not appointed to a particular country. It had been argued at the time that Siddiqui did not have any prior experience regarding diplomatic missions and alleged that he had accountability cases pending against him. It may be noted that the PTI had urged the interim prime minister to immediately withdraw notification regarding appointment of Ali Jahangir Siddiqui as Pakistan’s ambassador to the US. It had also pointed out mega corruption cases against Ali Jahangir Siddiqui.

Source: Pakistan Today June 14, 2019 16:30 UTC