Pakistan may soon send a new envoy to the United States (US) as the country’s current ambassador, Asad Majeed Khan, will soon complete his tenure, reports Dawn.

Former Azad Jammu Kashmir President Masood Khan tops the list of candidates.

Masood was appointed as the 27th president of Azad Kashmir by former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in 2016.

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Earlier this month, US President Joe Biden also nominated a new ambassador to Pakistan, Donald Armin Blome, an expert on Middle East affairs. He is currently the US ambassador to Tunisia.