Pakistan, April 16 -- This is how I have described Ambassador Najmuddin Shaikh in my Reminiscences published in 2017. "Mr. Shaharyar Khan retired in April 1994 after a long and brilliant career in the Foreign Service of Pakistan. He was replaced as Foreign Secretary by Ambassador Najmuddin Shaikh. Mustachioed, with thick hair, always dressed in his make-to-measure pinstripe three piece suits - Mr. Shaikh is a man of extraordinary qualities. A chain smoker, avid reader and a prolific writer with a deep understanding of international and regional problems, Mr. Najmuddin has been one of the top diplomats the country has ever created. I came to know him during the visit of President Rafsanjani of Iran by the end of 1992. Najmuddin was our Amb...