Mumtaz Zahra made FO spokesperson.

ISLAMABAD -- Career d i p l o m a t Ambassador Mumtaz Zahra Baloch was yesterday appointed as the new spokesperson of Foreign Office, replacing Asim Iftikhar Ahmed who has been appointed as Ambassador to France. To assist Baloch, Saima Sayed has been appointed as the Deputy Spokesperson of Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Asim Iftikhar Ahmed has already taken over as Ambassador to France. Mumtaz Zahra Baloch is currently serving as Additional Secretary Asia and Pacific. She has previously served as Ambassador of Pakistan to Korea (2020-2021), Minister/Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of Pakistan in Beijing (2015-2020), Counsellor for Political Affairs at the Embassy of Pakistan, Washington DC (2006-2011) and as Second Secretary at the Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the United Nations, Geneva (1999-2002). At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, she has served as Director (America), Director (Security Council and Human Rights) and Director (Strategic...