Appointment of Australian Honorary Consul in Karachi.

KARACHI -- The Australian Government is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Jahanzeb Awan as its new Honorary Consul in Karachi, with consular jurisdiction over the Province of Sindh.

Barrister Jahanzeb Awan, Advocate Supreme Court of Pakistan, is a partner and head of litigation at a law firm in Pakistan and specializes in civil, commercial, constitutional and tax matters and appears before the Supreme Court of Pakistan and the High Courts of Sindh, Lahore, Islamabad and Peshawar.

Mr Awan also serves on the board of various charitable organizations.

Mr Awan is a Pakistani Citizen.

He has family ties in Australia.

Mr Awan will provide consular assistance to...