Saudi Arabia

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is considering recalling Pakistan's Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Ameer Khurram Rathore, hardly a year after he was ...

A source in the PM Office said he was not aware of any special reason other than his affiliation with the PTI. The PTI government then said the decision to recall Ejaz was made due to rising complaints of the Pakistani community against the embassy staff. In addition to Ejaz, six other officers of the diplomatic community welfare and consular wings were recalled. How far Khan’s claim was true and whether Rathore played any role in restoring his contact with the Saudi ruler remains unverified. A think tank was set up by PTI in Lahore and Rathore served there from 2012 to 2013. A government official said Rathore’s removal had been on the cards since long because he was considered politically aligned with the PTI.