List of high commissioners of India to Pakistan

High Commissioner of India to Pakistan
Incumbent
Dr. M. Suresh Kumar
(Deputy High Commissioner)
ResidenceG-5 Diplomatic Enclave, Islamabad
NominatorPresident of India
AppointerMinistry of External Affairs
Term lengthNot fixed
Formation1947
First holderSri Prakasa
WebsiteHigh Commission of India, Islamabad

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.[1] 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.[2]

List of high commissioners to Pakistan

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High commissioners of India to the Dominion of Pakistan (1947–1956)

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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)

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Name Entered office Left office
C.C.Desai 1956 1958
Rajeshwar Dayal 1958 1962
G Parthasarathi 1962 1965
Kewal Singh 1965 1966
Samar Sen 1968 1969
B. K. Acharya 1969 1971
Jai Kumar Atal October 1971 December 1971

(Suspension of diplomatic relations following the 1971 Indo-Pakistani War)

Ambassadors of India to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (1976–1989)

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Name Entered office Left office
Katyayani Shankar Bajpai 1976 1980
Natwar Singh 1980 1982
K. D. Sharma 1982 1985
S. K. Singh 1985 1989
J. N. Dixit April 1989 August 1989

High commissioners of India to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (1989–1999)

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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)

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Name Entered office Left office
Gopalaswami Parthasarathy October 1999 May 2000
Vijay K. Nambiar August 2000 December 2001
Suspension of diplomatic relations until 2003
Shivshankar Menon July 2003 May 2004

High commissioners of India to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (2004–2007)

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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)

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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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Name Entered office Left office
Satyabrata Pal May 2008 February 2009
Sharat Sabharwal April 2009 June 2013
TCA Raghavan[3][4] July 2013 December 2015
Gautam Bambawale[5] December 2015 September 2017
Ajay Bisaria September 2017 August 2019[6]
After the Revocation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir in August 2019, Pakistan downgraded diplomatic ties with India. Since then, the diplomatic mission is being headed by the Charge d'Affaires.
Gaurav Ahluwalia (Charge d'Affaires) ? 2020
M. Suresh Kumar (Charge d'Affaires) 2020 2023[7]
Geetika Srivastava (Charge d'Affaires) TBA Incumbent[8]

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "Article 370 revoked: Pakistan expels Indian envoy, suspends bilateral trade". Business Standard. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Geetika Srivastava to be first woman chargé d'affaires in Indian mission in Pak". Hindustan Times. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Gautam Bambawale replaces TCA Raghavan, to be next envoy to Pakistan". firstpost.com. 23 December 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Outgoing Indian envoy TCA Raghavan visits PM Nawaz". tribune.com.pk. 29 December 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Gautam Bambawale appointed as high commissioner to Pakistan". business-standard.com. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Pakistan expels Indian envoy Ajay Bisaria". The Economic Times. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  7. ^ "2006 batch IFS officer Suresh Kumar appointed as India's Charge d'Affaires to Pakistan". ThePrint. 12 December 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  8. ^ "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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