Geetika Srivastava, will be Indias new in charge to lead the Indian High Commission in Pakistans Islamabad. Geetika, who is currently serving as joint secretary at the headquarters of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), will succeed Suresh Kumar who is likely to return to New Delhi. She will soon take the charge in Pakistan.It is to be noted here that the respective high commissions in Islamabad and New Delhi are now being led by the respective nations charge daffaires after Pakistan downgraded diplomatic ties following Indias decision to abrogate Article 370 and withdraw the special status of Jammu and Kashmir in August 2019.More about Geetika SrivastavaSrivastava, an Indian Foreign Service officer from the 2005 batch, is now working at the Ministry of External Affairs as a joint secretary in the Indo-Pacific division. Prior to this, Srivastava worked as the director of the Regional Passport Office (RPO) in Kolkata and was sent to the Indian Embassy in Beijing, China from 2007 to 2009.Additionally, Geetika Srivastava worked for MEAs Indian Ocean Region Division.In 1947, Sri Prakasa was chosen to serve as the countrys first high commissioner to Pakistan.For the first time, India has dispatched a female diplomat to Islamabad, Pakistan. Male diplomats have always represented India. Ajay Bisaria served as the final Indian High Commissioner in Islamabad before downgraded ties between both the countries.
