A leading women’s rights organisation has filed a petition seeking the removal of Munir Akram as Pakistan’s ambassador to the United Nations, calling his re-appointment “illegal, unlawful and void-ab-initio”.
The petition in the Sindh High Court, filed by the Women’s Action Forum (WAF) on Thursday, also mentioned the allegations of domestic abuse against the diplomat, according to Pakistani media reports.
The Pakistan Government has appointed Akram as permanent ambassador to the UN replacing Maleeha Lodhi.