ISLAMABAD: Advisor to Prime Minister on Accountability and Interior Mirza Shahzad Akbar has announced his resignation from this post.
Akbar said that he had tendered his resignation to Prime Minister Imran Khan, but clarified that he will remain associated with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
“I have tendered my resignation today to PM as Advisor. I sincerely hope the process of accountability continues under leadership of PM IK as per PTI’s manifesto. I will remain associated with party n keep contributing as member of legal fraternity,” he said in a tweet.
Akbar was former deputy prosecutor for the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). He was appointed as the special assistant to the prime minister on accountability in August 2018. In July 2020, Akbar was appointed as an adviser to the prime minister with the same portfolio.
I have tendered my resignation today to PM as Advisor. I sincerely hope the process of accountability continues under leadership of PM IK as per PTI’s manifesto. I will remain associated with party n keep contributing as member of legal fraternity.
— Mirza Shahzad Akbar (@ShazadAkbar) January 24, 2022
