Education
Bashir did his masters in History and Bachelor of Laws before joining the Foreign Service of Pakistan in February 1976.
Bashir did his masters in History and Bachelor of Laws before joining the Foreign Service of Pakistan in February 1976.
He served in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a section officer (1976–1980), Director (1985–1987), Director General (1995–1999) and Additional Foreign Secretary (2003–2005). His foreign diplomatic assignments included: Pakistan Mission to the United Nations Office at Geneva (1980–1984), Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Secretariat Jeddah (1988–1995), Ambassador of Pakistan to Denmark and Lithuania (July 1999 to February 2003). Bashir was the Pakistani Ambassador to China and Mongolia from 2005 to 2008.
He then replaced Riaz Mohammad Khan as the Foreign Secretary from 3 May 2008 to 3 March 2012.
He served as High Commissioner of Pakistan to India from 2012 to 2014.