In addition to his multiple international assignments, ambassador Haider previously served at the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi

Israel and Iran traded fresh missile strikes as the conflict between the two Middle East countries entered its seventh day on Thursday, with senior US officials reportedly preparing for the possibility of a strike on Tehran in the coming days.

Indian students studying in Iran have thanked the Indian government for evacuating them from the conflict-torn country, but expressed displeasure over the buses that were provided by the Jammu and Kashmir government to them to travel back home.