Pakistan Saudi Ambassador: Pakistan is suddenly calling back the ambassador from Saudi Arabia, Jinnah’s country got angry if the loan was not given? – pakistan ambassador to saudi arabia ameer khurram rathore being recalled by shahbaz sharif amid crisis
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Rathor was earlier posted as Pakistan’s High Commission in Canada and after barely a month there, he was asked to prepare for posting in Riyadh. He was taken to Saudi Arabia during Khan’s visit, which was his last as prime minister. Rathore had not formally assumed office by that time. A government official said Rathore’s removal was a long-decided decision as he was considered politically linked to the PTI. A high-ranking official in the Prime Minister’s Office told The News, “He (Khan’s) is known to be a loyalist.”
Rathore has worked in PTI’s think tank
Rathore was primarily considered close to Shah Mahmood Qureshi, former foreign minister and vice-chairman of the PTI, and had worked in the party office for a year after taking leave from a government job a few years ago. The News reported that a think tank was set up by PTI in Lahore and Rathor worked there from 2012 to 2013. Another official said the government became cautious about him after Khan’s revelation during an interaction with reporters a month ago, where he said he was in touch with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
The News reported that the extent to which Khan’s claim was true and whether Rathor played any role in restoring his contact with the Saudi ruler was unverified. However, a diplomatic source dismissed the suggestion that Rathore could risk his career as a messenger between the opposition leader and the Saudi dignitary. A source in the Prime Minister’s Office said he was not aware of any specific reason other than his affiliation with PTI. Rathore is the third successive ambassador in Riyadh to be recalled prematurely. 
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He assumed office on February 15, 2022. The same fate befell his predecessor, Lt. Gen. Bilal. And so did his predecessor, Raja Ali Ejaz, who was suspended weeks before his retirement and recalled at short notice. Khan had criticized Ejaz during a meeting with him. However, the decision did not go down well with the Ministry of External Affairs bureaucracy as some retired diplomats lodged a protest in April 2021 over this public humiliation.
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