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Rich tribute was paid to him for meritorious services rendered by him. Envoy Asim Iftikhar reaffirmed resolve to work for more active and strong representation of Pakistan in UN. Online<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK: Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmed has officially assumed his role as Pakistan\u2019s Permanent Representative to the United Nations. According to report Munir Akram had quit charge on completion of his term on March 30. Asim Iftikhar was discharging his responsibilities as acting envoy since the last one and half month. 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