ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Friday that the government was considering replacing current ambassadors in Washington and London among other key capitals of the world.

Addressing a news conference, flanked by Foreign Office spokesperson Dr Muhammad Faisal in Islamabad, he said Dr Asad Majeed Khan, a senior career diplomat is being considered to replace Ali Jahangir Siddiqui in the United States capital.

Nafees Zakaria, who has already served as deputy high commissioner in London and knows the dynamics, is likely to be appointed as Pakistan’s new high commissioner in the United Kingdom.

The foreign minister said Raja Ali Ijaz is being considered for the post of Pakistan’s new ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Raza Bashir Tarar for Ottawa, Canada, Syed Ahsan Raza Shah for Doha, Qatar, Hamid Asghar Khan for Rabat, Morocco, Sheharyar Akbar Khan for Belgrade, Serbia, Sahibzada Ahmed Khan for Havana, Cuba and Ahmed Amjad Ali as the new Council General for Dubai.