Expressing serious concern over the reappointment of a controversial Italian diplomat in Pakistan, the ruling party’s lawmakers have expressed and summoned the foreign ministry to the parliament for a comprehensive explanation.
Italian diplomat Fabrizio Vignanelli has been appointed in Islamabad even though there were some serious allegations against him at the time he was assigned to the Italian Consulate in Karachi. Sources in the National Assembly Secretariat told Pakistan Today that appointment is one of its kinds in the history of Pakistan and parliamentarians have expressed apprehensions over the issue. The sources said the issue would be discussed during the ongoing session of the National Assembly in the upcoming days.
MNAs including Dr Abdul Wahid Soomro, Nazeer Ahmed Bughio and Mohammad Rafiq Jamali submitted their questionnaire in the assembly secretariat, seeking detailed answers from the foreign ministry. According to lawmakers and other quarters, whether the allegations against the Italian diplomat are true or not, but the fact is that a controversial person should not be posted in the country.
