ISLAMABAD, June 19 Kyodo Pakistan...

ISLAMABAD, June 19 Kyodo

Pakistani President Gen Pervez Musharraf forward Wednesday named Foreign Secretary Inam-ul-Haq, the top civil servant in the Foreign Ministry, as minister of state for foreign affairs, Information Minister Nisar Memon told a pres conference

Haq, a career diplomat, will effectively labor for as foreign minister as Abdul Sattar, the former minister, resigned last week forward health reasons after undergoing nasal surgery

Haq had serv as ambassador to China and Turkey before he was appointed foreign secretary.

Informed sources in the Foreign Ministry say Musharraf has decided not to appoint a recent foreign minister until after the Oct 12 general elections.

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