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Dr. Imran Rasul. PHOTO: Imran Rasul website
London-based economist Imran Rasul became the second member of the Economic Advisory Council (EAC) led by Prime Minister Imran Khan to resign after Atif Mian's resignation following a brutal reaction to his faith.
"With a heavy heart, I resigned from EAC this morning," said Rasul, professor of economics at University College London (UCL).
"The circumstances in which Atif was asked to resign are those with which I strongly disagree," said the UCL economist in a series of tweets.
Another economist resigns from the EAC to protest the dismissal of Atif Mian
Concluding the reasons for Atif's withdrawal and subsequent resignation as "irrelevant factors," Imran expressed his disappointment and said it would be difficult to replace the Princeton economist.
On the formation of the economic body, Imran added that the organization offered an excellent opportunity for a better economic policy but that "the events of the past 10 days have shown the best and the worst of Pakistani politics. at the moment".
Wishing to the government and the current luck of the 15-member EAC, the UCL economist adds that he remains willing to "offer non-partisan, evidence-based advice, likely to contribute to improving the country's economic policy ".
On Thursday, protesting against the government's decision to withdraw Atif's appointment to the EAC, a second famous economist resigned from the newly formed body, saying that "being a Muslim can not be justified".
Dr. Asim Ijaz Khwaja – who was one of the first 18 members of the EAC, was part of Mian – announced his decision on the popular microblogging site Twitter soon after Mian was not part of l & # 39; EAC.
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"Have resigned from EAC. Decision painful and deeply sad. Recognizing that they have had the chance to facilitate analytical reasoning, but not when these values have been compromised. Personally, as a Muslim, I can not justify it. May Allah forgive / guide me and all of us. Always ready to help. Pakistan Paindabad", Writes Dr. Khwaja on his official Twitter account.
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