ISLAMABAD: Outgoing Indian envoy Dr TCA Raghavan paid a visit to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif at PM House on Tuesday.

Issues of bilateral interest and Raghavan’s role during his stay as ambassador in Pakistan were discussed.

Raghavan was appointed Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan in June 2013. His was the first high-profile diplomatic transition in Islamabad after the formation of the new PML-N-led federal government in Pakistan.

The envoy had previously served as Deputy High Commissioner in Islamabad from 2003 to 2007 and is known as a diplomat with a thorough understanding of Pakistan’s political dynamics.

A well-respected career diplomat, Raghavan has previously served on key diplomatic assignments in Pakistan, United Kingdom, Bhutan, and Kuwait since he joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1982. Prior to his tenure as Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan, he served as Indian High Commissioner to Singapore.