Ambassador of Pakistan to China Naghmana Alamgir Hashmi was accorded farewell after one-year tenure in Beijing, China Economic Net reported on Friday. Moin-ul-Haque, currently serving as ambassador of Pakistan in Paris, will replace Hashmi as the new envoy to Beijing.
Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Luo Zhaohui met the ambassador. On the occasion, Luo conveyed his gratitude to Hashmi for her contribution to promoting friendly exchanges and cooperation between the two countries, and expressed the hope that Hashmi will continue to work to further augment China-Pakistan relations. Hashmi thanked the Chinese side for valuable support during her stint and believed that Pakistan-China relations will overcome any difficulties and challenges.
Hashmi is recognized for her contribution to promoting cultural understanding between China and Pakistan. She has endeavored to share the core spirit of Pakistan and its people by introducing Sufism to the Chinese audience. Her deep understanding of both Chinese and Pakistani cultures has helped bringing the two people closer. During her tenure, she also highlighted the tangible results and benefits to the local people brought about by CPEC.
Devoted to improving Pakistan’s exports to China as a continuous effort inherited from her predecessor Masood Khalid, the Pakistani embassy under the leadership of Hashmi cooperated with CEN to hold the Pakistan Mango Festival in Beijing in a bid to attract the Chinese business community to explore the untapped market of Pakistani fruits. She also laid great emphasis on China-Pakistan trade cooperation and mutual support in fight against Covid-19 pandemic. She showed her leadership qualities amid Covid-19 pandemic by managing to deliver large quantities of Chinese donations to Pakistan and taking care of Pakistani nationals when the pandemic first broke out in China.
The incoming ambassador, Moin-ul-Haque, joined Foreign Service of Pakistan in 1987, and has served in Sri Lanka, Canada, and Turkey. In 2013, he was appointed Director General (Europe), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and later assumed the position of Chief of Protocol at MoFA.
