Pak PM Imran Khan’s adviser Shahzad Akbar resigns
- In Reports
- 01:53 PM, Jan 25, 2022
- Myind Staff
Pakistan PM Imran Khan's adviser on accountability and interior, Shahzad Akbar on Monday resigned from his post.
Akbar said that he had submitted his resignation to the premier but vowed to continue working for Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI). He also hoped that the ongoing process of accountability will continue under the leadership of Imran Khan as per the manifesto of PTI.
Shahzad Akbar remained a controversial figure because of his claims at pressers regarding alleged mega corruption by opposition leaders, including Shehbaz Sharif of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP).
However, Akbar failed to get either of them convicted despite keeping them in jail for months in various cases.
According to the Press Trust of India, a leader from Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf party said, “The prime minister was not happy with his performance and was looking for his replacement for some time.” Also, ARY News claimed that Akbar was asked to resign due to his lacklustre performance.
Earlier, a former deputy prosecutor for the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Akbar was appointed as the special assistant to the prime minister on accountability in August 2018. Later, in December 2019, he was also given an additional portfolio of advisers to the prime minister on interior affairs.
In July 2020, he was promoted and made adviser to the prime minister on accountability and Interior with the status of a federal minister.
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