Jalil Abbas Jilani, Pakistan's Caretaker Foreign Minister, said that Ubaid Ur Rehman Nizamani, the Charge d'affaires of the country's embassy in Kabul, will be introduced as Pakistan's new ambassador to Afghanistan.
Last year, Nizamani was appointed as the Charge d'affaires of the Pakistani embassy in Kabul. He also survived an assassination attempt in Afghanistan.
Despite border tensions and differences over the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Pakistan and the Taliban have maintained close relations. After the fall of the previous Afghan government in Afghanistan in 2021, Islamabad maintained its active embassy in Kabul, with the country's ambassador continuing to work there.
After Mansoor Ahmad Khan concluded his mission as the ambassador of Pakistan in Kabul, Nizamani arrived in Kabul in late 2022 and assumed his role as the Charge d'affaires of the Pakistani embassy.
After an assassination attempt, he left Kabul however, he returned after some time. He has previously worked in various diplomatic positions in Washington, New Delhi, Dakar, Berlin, and Jeddah.
While no country, including Pakistan, has officially recognised the Taliban, China and Pakistani have appointed new ambassadors in Kabul in recent months.
