Speaking to a Pakistani news channel, Basit said, "If your diplomacy is all about appeasing the public in Pakistan, then it is of no use. I urge the government to do something that is of some value."
In another embarrassing blow for Abdul Basit, adult film star Johnny Sins thanked the former Pakistani High Commissioner to India for new Twitter followers. Abdul Basit in an epic gaffe had mistaken the porn star's picture as Kashmiri pellet gun victim and retweeted it.
The ex-envoy's tweet became the centre of jokes after being highlighted by Pakistan-based journalist Naila Inayat who posted screenshots of Basit retweeting the post on Twitter.
In his letter, Basit had slammed Chaudhry as the "worst foreign secretary ever" and blamed him for several foreign policy disasters including the Ufa joint statement with India.
A scathing letter purportedly written by former Pakistan envoy to India Abdul Basit to Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry, Islamabad's current ambassador to the US, has surfaced online.
Abdul Basit today thanked India as he bid adieu to the country after serving as envoy in New Delhi for four years.
Abdul Basit made the remarks at an event, likely to be his last public engagement in New Delhi before demitting office, organised by the 'South Asia Forum for Art and Creative Heritage'.
Abdul Basit had made a request for early retirement as he was reportedly unhappy over the elevation of Tehmina Janjua, who is junior to him, as Pakistan’s foreign secretary.
Pakistan's High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit today said that Kulbhushan Jadhav, the former Indian naval officer who was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court, is alive.
Pakistani high commissioner Abdul Basit on Sunday said that Islamabad will abide by the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) verdict staying the death sentence of Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav
Mahmood (55), now Pakistan's Ambassador to Turkey, will take charge at the end of this month, Foreign Office sources said
India today rubbished Pakistan's claim that its military was not involved in mutilating the bodies of Indian soldiers.
Basit was called in by Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar to convey India's strong views on the incident, the External Affairs Ministry said.
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is in the "driving seat" in handling relations with India, Pakistan envoy Abdul Basit has said.
Pakistan High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit on Monday said that Islamabad has not violated any bilateral pact with New Delhi by not giving it access to former Indian Navy officer Kulbhushan Jadhav.
Abdul Basit, Pakistani envoy to India, on Friday said that ‘mutual distrust’ existed between New Delhi and Pakistan and the two countries need to plug the ‘trust deficit’.
Abdul Basit, Pakistani envoy to India, on Friday said that ‘mutual distrust’ existed between New Delhi and Pakistan and the two countries need to plug the ‘trust deficit’.
Pakistan is considering options for replacing Abdul Basit, its envoy to India, who has completed his three-year tenure in India.
Pakistan’s High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit on Thursday proudly said that his country may not be the richest in the world but it is definitely the happiest in South Asia.
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