ISLAMABAD – Dr Asim ljaz Khawaja, a professor of International Finance andDevelopment at the Harvard Kennedy School and a leading internationaleconomist of Pakistani origin, also stepped down from the EAC in protestafter news Atif Mian’s resignation.
“Have resigned from EAC. Painful, deeply sad decision,” Dr Asim said in amessage on Twitter, adding that “ever ready to help” Pakistan.
Earlier in the day, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry took to Twitter andsaid, “The government has decided to withdraw Dr Mian’s EAC appointment.”
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“The government wants to move forward taking along ulema and all segmentsof the society, and if a different perception develops through anomination, it is not right,” Chauhdry added.
