Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has announced that Pakistan will upgrade its Chargé d’Affaires in Kabul to the level of Ambassador.

This will be the first Pakistani ambassador in Kabul since the change of government in 2021.

“Pakistan-Afghanistan relations are on positive trajectory after my very productive visit to Kabul with Pakistan delegation on 19th April 2025. To maintain this momentum, I am pleased to announce the decision of the Government of Pakistan to upgrade the level of its Chargé d’Affaires in Kabul to the level of Ambassador,” Dar wrote on X.

“I am confident this step would further contribute towards enhanced engagement, deepen Pak-Afghan cooperation in economic, security, CT & trade areas and promote further exchanges between two fraternal countries,” he added.