FM Qureshi lauds Maleeha Lodhi on her tenure as UN envoy

ISLAMABAD. Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has applauded Maleeha Lodhi for the completion of her tenure as Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United Nations.

The foreign minister on Twitter said that Lodhi served the country with dignity, diligence, and honour. He also wished her the very best for her future.

He tweeted, “On the completion of her tenure as Pakistan’s Ambassador to UN, I would like to extend my gratitude to Ambassador Maleeha Lodhi.”

On the completion of her tenure as Pakistan’s Ambassador to UN, I would like to extend my gratitude to Ambassador @LodhiMaleeha for serving her country with utmost dignity, diligence and honour. Wish her all the very best with her future endeavours.

— Shah Mahmood Qureshi (@SMQureshiPTI) October 1, 2019

Earlier, Dr. Maleeha Lodhi was replaced by Munir Akram as Pakistan’s Ambassador to the UN. The sudden announcement comes a day after Prime Minister Imran and Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi returned to Pakistan after wrapping up their visit to the US to attend the 74th session of the UN General Assembly.