US blocks Pak ambassador Masood Khan’s appointment over 'possible terror links'

Pak ambassador Masood Khan

• In a massive global embarrassment for Pakistan, the United States blocked the appointment of a new Pakistan ambassador due to possible terror links. 
• US Congressman Scott Perry has opposed the proposed appointment of Masood Khan as Pakistani envoy to the US. Perry wrote a stinging letter to US President Joe Biden against Pakistan's decision calling Khan a terror sympathizer who praised terror organizations and terrorists like HizbulMujahideen and BurhanWani. Mr Perry requested President Biden to reject Masood Khan as the next ambassador.
• Perry wrote that Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's nomination of a bona fide terrorist sympathizer working to undermine America's interests in the region as well as the security of Indian allies can only be described as a lack of judgment at best. He said that Mr Imran Khan's decision demonstrates Islamabad’s unmitigated contempt for the United States at worst.
   

Published date : 01 Feb 2022 07:11PM