Sherry Rehman appointed Pak Ambassador to US

ISLAMABAD: Moving quickly to fill a vacant ambassador post in Washington left by the resignation of Hussain Haqqani, Pakistan unexpectedly appointed a former information minister and outspoken  human right campaigner as its new envoy.
Prime Minister House spokesman says that " the prime minster is pleased to appoint Sherry Rehman as the ambassador to the United States,".
Hussain Haqqani resigned on Tuesday, days after A Pakistani - American businessman accussed him of being behind a memo that accused the pakistani military of plotting a coup in May.