Ambassador to US, Sherry Rehman resigns
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WASHINGTON: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States, Sherry Reham, has resigned from her post on Tuesday, DawnNews reported.
Sherry Rehman sent her resignation to the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mir Hazar Khan Khoso.
Serving Pakistan Peoples Party for a long time, Rehman was elected to the National Assembly in 2002 on a reserved seat for women. She again returned in 2008 as MNA on women’s reserved seats. As PPP and its allies formed a government at the centre, Rehman was appointed federal minister for information and broadcasting the same year. However, she resigned from the position in 2009.
Rehman was eventually appointed Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States after her predecessor Husain Haqqani resigned over the memo scandal. This year, she was awarded with Nishan-i-Imtiaz, the highest honour given to any civilian, for her performance as ambassador at a time when US-Pakistan relations were passing through a very difficult phase.
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May 14, 2013 08:08am
Good riddance!
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May 14, 2013 08:09am
I think sherry has been great ambassador and she should have been retained until a better person can take her position. She has been the best ambassador after Maleeha Lodhi.
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May 14, 2013 08:11am
Sorry to see her go, she was few women intelligent, pretty and smart
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May 14, 2013 08:23am
this doesnt say the reason......why did she resign?
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May 14, 2013 09:24am
A wise move!
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May 14, 2013 09:36am
Means she probably got one of those cushy teaching offers from Georgetown that they give to ambassadors about to get the boot. That and a green card lol
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May 14, 2013 09:49am
She did well as information minister but was not comfortable in America. Sherry did not show high handedness to the media to the displeasure of Zardari. Gilani managed to get her out of sight by posting her as ambassador to the United States.Well done Sherry!
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May 14, 2013 10:03am
Of Couse she had to resign, how can she work with an AH
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May 14, 2013 10:23am
In any civilized, or uncivilized society, where one has the coveted post of a nation's ambassador, there is deep responsibility to act like an ambassador with a show of professionalism no matter the circumstance, even a planned and fair change in governments. You are replaced in time with a due democratic process when it is set. Its simply not ambassadorial to act like a sore loser and quit.
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May 14, 2013 10:23am
PPP made a joke out of the title of PHD and awards like Nishan-i-Imtiaz....seriously what a bunch of shameless jokers.
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May 14, 2013 10:36am
Well done Sherry Rehman. This is the correct and ethical step to take. This further goes to prove you are making good use of your education, something the paindoos NEVER do. Salams
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May 14, 2013 11:07am
Well done Sherry Rehman. This is the correct and ethical step to take. This further goes to prove you are making good use of your education, something the paindoos NEVER do. Salams
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May 14, 2013 11:15am
I think she has developed a habit of resigning. I applaud her service to the country though.
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May 14, 2013 11:40am
Honorable gesture and wise step
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May 14, 2013 11:50am
Bravo, Sherry Rehman .. that's the spirit of a true democrat, a genuine person .. if you feel you may be ineffective in doing your job or have failed in conduct of duties, you walk away.
This is the path that if all of our ministers, politicians and bureaucrats follow, Pakistan will prosper as a democratic, civilized nation and country.
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May 14, 2013 12:05pm
The first casualty of Change in the Ambassador's; ranks. Sherry has served as Ambassador of Pakistan in a capable manner. She was well received in USA. She collaborated on number of initiatives in the education field with the USA aid program.
She was decorated with the highest Civilian Award for her services. We would like to wish her good luck on her future endeavors.
Javaid Bashir
Lanore
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May 14, 2013 12:32pm
Thank you. Please remain there.
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May 14, 2013 12:36pm
Sherry Reham, an inexperienced woman for diplomacy had been appointed as a Ambassador for US purely on political ground. The present newly elected government must take care very much for appointing any Ambassador to US being an Influential state of the world.
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May 14, 2013 12:38pm
Good riddance and goodbye for ever.
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May 14, 2013 05:04pm
well with the govt change she was going to be removed as ambassador anyway. Ambassadors to US are strategically placed by govts in power, they like to see one of their favorites in these roles
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May 14, 2013 05:15pm
@Ali:
she was working with zardari, mind
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May 14, 2013 05:16pm
@Sam:
to bad rubbish
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May 14, 2013 05:33pm
mloral ground or something else
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May 14, 2013 05:49pm
@KhanChengezKhan:
not only to US Khan sahib. the whole diplomatic corps needs to be looked at. to many posts have been given on nepotism
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May 14, 2013 07:07pm
Best wishes for the future. Please look after yourself and your health. Seems like excessive smoking is taking a toll of you.
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May 14, 2013 08:24pm
@TJ:
However, there is due process and time to leave once the replacement is in place. That is how things are done by every other nation. Foreign office posts are not a world drama, specially for an ambassador of a nation.
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May 14, 2013 08:27pm
@Javaid Bashir:
She very well may have been good at what she was doing, however the reputation of previous government leave her no credibility in the public eye. On that note, who gave her the highest civilian honor? Zardari government??
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May 15, 2013 07:20pm
A great women and a great Pakistani
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May 16, 2013 03:58am
Boy..she resigns a lot dont she?
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