▁federal ▁cabinet ▁was ▁dis band ed ▁following ▁the ▁res ignation ▁of ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁N aw az ▁Sh ar if ▁after ▁Pan ama ▁Pap ers ▁case ▁decision . ▁Following ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁Shah id ▁K ha q an ▁Abb asi ▁as ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁Pakistan , ▁As if ▁was ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁federal ▁cabinet ▁of ▁Abb asi ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁Minister ▁for ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁Ear lier , ▁Pakistan ▁had ▁no ▁Minister ▁for ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁since ▁the ▁P ML - N ▁came ▁to ▁power ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁as ▁former ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁N aw az ▁Sh ar if ▁himself ▁held ▁the ▁cabinet ▁port folio ▁of ▁foreign ▁affairs . ▁As if ' s ▁appointment ▁was ▁term ed ▁controvers ial ▁by ▁Daily ▁Times ▁for ▁being ▁und i plom atic . ▁However ▁The ▁News ▁wel com ed ▁his ▁appointment . ▁It ▁was ▁noted ▁that ▁since ▁the ▁appointment ▁of ▁As if ▁as ▁foreign ▁minister , ▁Pakistan ▁got ▁a ▁good ▁opportunity ▁to ▁effectively ▁fruit fully ▁tell ▁its ▁point ▁of ▁view ▁to ▁the ▁international ▁community . ▁He ▁was ▁critic ised ▁for ▁holding ▁the ▁work ▁permit ▁of ▁the ▁U AE ▁while ▁being ▁the ▁Minister ▁for ▁Foreign ▁Affairs . ▁On ▁ 2 6 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁dis qual ified ▁from ▁holding ▁a ▁public ▁office ▁for ▁life ▁by ▁the ▁Islam abad ▁High ▁Court ▁over ▁possession ▁of ▁the ▁U AE ▁work ▁permit . ▁As if ▁react ed ▁saying ▁" he ▁will ▁challenge ▁the ▁ver dict ▁in ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of