Italian Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi has said that 10,500 work visas will be issued for Pakistan’s skilled labour force to promote legal migration.
The Italian interior minister made the announcement during a meeting with his Pakistani counterpart Mohsin Naqvi in Rome. Piantedosi also confirmed that Italian authorities would extend visa-free entry to Pakistani diplomatic passport holders, following a request from Naqvi and earlier exchanges on the subject.
Naqvi briefed his counterpart on Pakistan’s intensified actions against illegal immigration networks, noting that enhanced monitoring at airports and maritime borders had produced a significant drop in unlawful departures.
The Italian minister praised Pakistan’s recent measures and commended the performance of Pakistani institutions in combating human smuggling, drug trafficking, and irregular migration.
Both sides reaffirmed their resolve to deepen cooperation in security, counter-narcotics, and law enforcement, agreeing to strengthen coordination against transnational criminal networks and further broaden opportunities for legal migration.
