Pakistan’s new envoy presents credentials

Newly appointed High Commissioner of Pakistan to Sri Lanka, Dr. Shahid Ahmad Hashmat, presented his credentials to the President  Maithripala Sirisena at the President’s Office yesterday, High Commission in Colombo said.
 
During the audience with President, High Commissioner, Dr. Shahid Hashmat conveyed best wishes of the President and Prime Minister of Pakistan to the President and people of Sri Lanka. He affirmed the desire to further strengthen political, economic and people-to-people relations with Sri Lanka.
 
President Sirisena, while warmly welcoming the High Commissioner, extended his full support for enabling him to complete his mission with distinct success. The President hoped that during his tenure, the relationship between the two countries will improve further.
 
Major General (R) Dr. Shahid Ahmad Hashmat, Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Military) was commissioned in Pakistan Army in March 1979. He has varied experience of command, staff and instructional assignments.
 
He has served with United Nations Peacekeeping Force as Contingent Commander in Haiti (1997-98) and as Mission Planning Officer and Officer in Charge, Generic Planning Unit, at Department of Peacekeeping Operations, United Nations Secretariat, New York (1999-2001). He holds a Ph.D. in International Relations (2001) and a Post-Doc in International Cooperation (2014).