Abdul Basit (diplomat)

Abdul Basit is the current high commissioner of Pakistan to India. He was appointed to his position in 2014 and is based at the Pakistani High Commission in New Delhi. Previously, he served as Pakistan's ambassador to Germany from May 2012 to March 2014. Basit holds a Masters in international relations and joined the Foreign Service of Pakistan in 1982. During his career, he has been posted at Moscow, New York, Sana'a, Geneva and London.