To reduce costs, it has been recommended to close some embassies and remove some of the officers and staff posted there.
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Pakistan Of foreign Ministry This time Economic Crisis grappling with. In such a situation, to deal with this problem, the committee advising the Prime Minister has recommended reducing the number of embassies of the country abroad. According to sources, the PM House has written a letter to the Ministry of External Affairs in this matter, asking it to send its suggestions (plan) within two weeks. According to sources, the committee has recommended a reduction in the number of Pakistan’s embassies and consulates abroad, after which the expenditure of these countries will come down by 15 per cent.
In order to reduce the expenditure, it has been recommended to close some embassies and remove some officers and employees appointed there. Currently, Pakistan has a total of 113 embassies and consulates across the world. Significantly, the Ministry of External Affairs is already working with half the work force. Embassies abroad have run short of funds, hindering diplomatic work and leaving diplomats in limbo, according to reports about the economic crisis at the Ministry of External Affairs. Diplomats are facing embarrassment due to non-payment of rent for their accommodation abroad. Insiders said that most of the embassies have stopped functioning due to non-availability of funds.
employees did not get salary
He said that even the passport staff posted in the American and European embassies have not been paid. Foreign Office spokeswoman Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said authorities were probing the matter. The official said that the delay in payment to the international diplomatic mission was due to a system glitch. Embassies in Europe and the United States will re-examine the problems that were reported.