New Delhi: India has proposed appointment of Diplomat Suresh Kumar, 2006 batch IFS officer, as its charged Affairs in Islamabad. According to an official source, Khobragade is an IFS officer of 95 batches and served as Ambassador earlier.

India had asked Pakistan in June, 2020 to halve its mission strength here saying that most Pakistani officials here were engaged in espionage and terror related activities. Before the India had declared two Pakistani officials here persona non-Greta for their involvement in espionage, Pakistan’s reciprocal action saw India too recalling half- of its staff from Islamabad. While India had proposed Khobragad’s name in June, Pakistan finally rejected visa to him three months later. India now expects Pakistan to quickly approve Kumar’s visa and allow him to assume charge.