Thread by @KamranShafi46

Dear NATO,
Greetings!
You must have seen my several tweets regarding your Senior Civilian Representative to Afghanistan, His Excellency Stefano Pontecorvo (@pontecorvoste), who has set off a veritable firestorm in Pakistan by ill-intentioned rumour-mongering. According to news 2/

2/ reports, His Excellency is reported to have told our Army Chief, General Qamar Javed Bajwa, that Pakistan’s finance ministry had asked @Vespa_Official for a ‘commission’ (kick-back) for setting up a manufacturing plant. Our Finance Minister at the time, Mr. Ishaq Dar, who 3/

3/ worked his heart out lifting Pakistan’s economy to a 5.8% Growth-Rate has taken public offence at this disgusting and vulgar allegation and has demanded that the Ambassador provide proof of this immediately. You are aware surely, of Pakistan’s centrality to the Afghanistan 4/

4/ imbroglio, as also of the fact that Mr. Dar’s political party, the PML(N) is by far the largest and most popular party in Pakistan that has won every by-election held after the internationally acknowledged rigged polls that deprived it of victory in the 2018 elections. So, 5/

5/ what is His Excellency Stefano Pontecorvo’s game? That is for you to find out. Suffice it to say that Pakistan is in the throes of fighting the worst fascism ever resulting in an economic meltdown with its growth rate plunging to -0.4. Pakistanis hope that you will help 6/

6/ clear the air.
Thank you,
Sincerely,
Kamran Shafi