Recalled Malawi ambassador to Kuwait Younous Abdul Karim has returned to the country after the Industrial Relations Court discharged an injunction that had blocked implementation of his recall.

A communication from the Secretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation shared with NEWSLANE directs Karim to hand over the Head of Mission responsibilities to Charge d’Affaires Jonah Pankuku with immediate effect.

Items to be handed over include mission files, correspondence, official seals and keys, bank and accounting records, vehicles and other government property held by Karim.

The ministry also instructed Karim to leave Kuwait City and report to its headquarters in Lilongwe no later than 31 October 2026.

Karim arrived back in Malawi on Saturday, 7 November, after the injunction was discharged.