▁Islam abad , ▁Pakistan , ▁a ▁sugar ▁con fection ery ▁products ▁manufact uring ▁company . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁Khan ▁was ▁nominated ▁to ▁build ▁t ies ▁with ▁Mag h reb ▁nations ▁by ▁serving ▁as ▁a ▁spe cially ▁polit ically ▁appointed ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁Tun is ia ▁and ▁Special ▁En voy ▁to ▁the ▁Arab ▁League , ▁by ▁the ▁Pak ist ani ▁dict ator ▁and ▁president ▁General ▁Z ia - ul - Ha q . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁he ▁organized ▁multiple ▁mil estone ▁aud ien ces ▁between ▁the ▁late ▁Ch aud h ry ▁Sir ▁Muhammad ▁Z af ar ul lah ▁Khan ▁( P ak istan ' s ▁first ▁Foreign ▁Minister ), ▁Prof . ▁Dr . ▁Abd us ▁Sal am ▁( N ob el ▁La ure ate ▁of ▁Pakistan ), ▁and ▁others ▁with ▁the ▁late ▁President ▁Hab ib ▁Ben ▁Ali ▁Bour gu iba ▁of ▁Tun is ia ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁Khan ▁was ▁offered ▁an ▁extension ▁on ▁the ▁Amb assador ial ▁assignment , ▁however , ▁he ▁decl ined ▁due ▁to ▁developing ▁differences ▁with ▁then ▁President ▁General ▁Muhammad ▁Z ia - ul - Ha q . ▁ ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁Pakistan ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁and ▁turned ▁his ▁focus ▁towards ▁rev ital izing ▁F & I ▁Indust ries , ▁taking ▁it ▁from ▁a ▁manufact urer ▁of ▁con fection ery ▁products ▁to ▁a ▁divers ified ▁food ▁con gl omer ate ▁by ▁entering ▁the ▁d ried - mil