Sohail Mahmood, Pakistan's High Commissioner in New Delhi will be the country's new foreign secretary, Pakistani media reported on Sunday.

Mahmood will take over from incumbent Tehmina Janjua on April 16.

Mahmood's appointment assumes significance in the wake of India-Pakistan tensions following Pulwama attack and subsequent air-strikes by Indian Air Force on Jaish-e-Mohammad camp in Pakistan's Balakot.

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