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The following people have served as high commissioners or ambassadors from India to Pakistan. Pakistan vacated its membership in the Commonwealth of Nations from January 1972 until August 1989. From 1999 until 2004, and during 2007–2008, Pakistan was suspended from the Commonwealth of Nations.
After the Abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019, Pakistan downgraded diplomatic ties with India, suspending the then-Indian High Commissioner . Since then, the mission is being headed by the Charge d'Affaires .
In August 2023, a 2005-batch IFS officer, Geetika Srivastava was appointed Charge d'Affaires , becoming the first woman to head the Indian mission in Pakistan.
List of high commissioners to Pakistan
High commissioners of India to the Dominion of Pakistan (1947–1956)
Name
Entered office
Left office
Sri Prakasa
1947
1949
Sita Ram
1949
1951
Mohan Singh Mehta
1952
1955
C.C.Desai
1955
1956
High commissioners of India to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (1956–1971)
(Suspension of diplomatic relations following the 1971 Indo-Pakistani War )
Ambassadors of India to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (1976–1989)
High commissioners of India to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (1989–1999)
Name
Entered office
Left office
J. N. Dixit
August 1989
November 1991
Satinder Kumar Lambah
January 1992
July 1995
Satish Chandra
August 1995
December 1998
Gopalaswami Parthasarathy
February 1999
October 1999
Ambassadors of India to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (1999–2004)
High commissioners of India to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (2004–2007)
Name
Entered office
Left office
Shivshankar Menon
May 2004
September 2006
Satyabrata Pal
September 2006
November 2007
Ambassadors of India to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (2007–2008)
Name
Entered office
Left office
Satyabrata Pal
November 2007
May 2008
High commissioners of India to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (2008–present)
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References
"Article 370 revoked: Pakistan expels Indian envoy, suspends bilateral trade" . Business Standard . 7 August 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2023."Geetika Srivastava to be first woman chargé d'affaires in Indian mission in Pak" . Hindustan Times . 28 August 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023."Gautam Bambawale replaces TCA Raghavan, to be next envoy to Pakistan" . firstpost.com . 23 December 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2016."Outgoing Indian envoy TCA Raghavan visits PM Nawaz" . tribune.com.pk . 29 December 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2016."Gautam Bambawale appointed as high commissioner to Pakistan" . business-standard.com . 24 September 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2016."Pakistan expels Indian envoy Ajay Bisaria" . The Economic Times . Retrieved 1 May 2022."2006 batch IFS officer Suresh Kumar appointed as India's Charge d'Affaires to Pakistan" . ThePrint . 12 December 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2022."Geetika Srivastava is first woman charge d'affaires at Indian mission in Pak" . mint . 28 August 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
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