PTI will write to top UN leadership for cancellation of appointment.

Islamabad -- Visibly upset over appointment of Punjab Police Chief Faisal shahkar as United Nations Police adviser in the department of Peace Operations, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, has decided to write to the UN secretary General for cancelling his appointment. 'On the instruction of PTI Chief Imran Khan, the party has decided to write to top UN leadership for cancelling appointment of Faisal shahkar', a senior PTI lawyer told media in Islamabad. 'This is a bad choice of the UN, because when a police officer cannot protect the former Pm of his own country, what security advice would he give to the UN', babar awan remarked. Faisal shahkar is currently on 14 day ex-Pakistan leave to perform Umrah. PTI Chief Imran Khan and his party leadership were upset on his cold response and delaying tactics in registration of FIR following assassination attempt on Imran Khan two weeks ago. However, when The Nation contacted a top UN diplomat in New York on phone that could this high profile appointment be reversed on the complaint of a political party and not the government, the diplomat wished not to be identified replied, 'Not possible'. The diplomat said such matters route through states and governments not through political parties, therefore any such letter written by PTI to UN secretary General may not have any negative impact on the appointment of Faisal shahkar. shahkar...

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