Decision to appoint Adil Gilani envoy to Serbia may be reversed

KARACHI: The preparations to appoint Transparency International Pakistan’s former head Adil Gilani as the Ambassador to Serbia have shot up.

According to the sources of the federal government, one of the lobbies in the government has reservations over Adil Gilani’s appointment.The federal government and the group of leaders from this circle believe that the appointment of Adil Gilani will not be beneficial for Pakistan and the opposition will get another chance to raise an issue against the government. It is also believed that the already-troubled government can face more issues after the appointment of Gilani.

This group has shared its viewpoint with the prime minister and his friends. Sources claim that due to the reservations of these leaders, the federal government is seriously reconsidering its decision to appoint Adil Gilani as Ambassador to Serbia. Last year, Adil Gilani was appointed as a consultant to the Prime Minister’s inspection team. The appointment of any ambassador who is inexperienced or has no experience in fields related to diplomacy is always criticised. Critics have said that the role of diplomacy is seriously hurt when diplomatic positions are given to inexperienced people on the basis of personal likes or dislikes. The appointed individual is not in a capacity to provide required outcomes. According to statistics, 27 non-diplomats and inexperienced people have been appointed as ambassadors of Pakistan in different countries. If Adil Gilani is appointed as an ambassador, he will be the 28th person.

According to some media reports, Adil Gilani’s appointment has originated from personal liking. According to the same reports, Adil Gilani is being appointed as Ambassador to Serbia for fulfilling the requests of some reputed personalities.

It must be kept in mind that the performance of Sindh, Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was termed as unsatisfactory and disappointing while the performance of Punjab government was portrayed as excellent when Gilani headed Transparency International.