High
Commissioner of Islamic Republic of Pakistan to Sri Lanka, Dr. Shahid Ahmad
Hashmat, presented his credentials to the President of Socialist Republic of
Sri Lanka, H.E. Maithripala Sirisena at the President’s Office today, says a
press release received here today from Sri Lanka.
During the audience with
Sri Lankan President, High Commissioner, Dr. Shahid Hashmat conveyed best
wishes of the President and Prime Minister of Pakistan to the President and
people of Sri Lanka. He affirmed the desire to further strengthen
political, economic and people-to-people relations with Sri Lanka.
The Sri Lankan
President, while warmly welcoming the High Commissioner, extended his full
support for enabling him to complete his mission with distinct success. The
President hoped that during his tenure, the relationship between the two
countries will improve further.
Major General (R) Dr.
Shahid Ahmad Hashmat, Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Military) was commissioned in Pakistan
Army in March 1979. He has varied experience of command, staff and
instructional assignments.
He has served with United Nations
Peacekeeping Force as Contingent Commander in Haiti (1997-98) and as Mission
Planning Officer and Officer in Charge, Generic Planning Unit, at Department of
Peacekeeping Operations, United Nations Secretariat, New York (1999-2001).
He holds a Ph.D. in
International Relations (2001) and a Post-Doc in International Cooperation
(2014).
After his retirement
from the Army in April 2014, he worked as Principal / Dean of National
University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), and Center for Peace and Conflict
Studies and Centre for International Peace and Stability, Islamabad (2014-16).
During this time, he also remained as a Residential Fellow of Global Think Tank
Network at NUST, Islamabad. Prior to his appointment as High Commissioner, he
was serving as Advisor at Centre for Counter Violent Extremism and Conflict
Resolution at National Defence University, Islamabad.
He has authored a book
titled: "International Conflict Resolution: Role of the UN and the
OIC", published in 2014. Besides contributing a number of articles to
various national journals, he regularly participates in national and
international seminars on International Peace and Stability.
