ISLAMABAD – Yet another member of the Economic Advisory Council hasresigned in agitation.
Top economist Dr Imran Rasul has become the second member of government’sEconomic Advisory Council (EAC) to resign following the exclusion ofUS-based academic Dr Atif R. Mian, who was asked to resign due to backlashover his Ahmadiyya faith.[image: Dr Imran Rasul. — Photo courtesy: voxdev.org]
“With a heavy heart, I have resigned from the EAC this morning,” Dr Rasul,a professor of economics at University College, London, said in a tweet.
The economist said he “profoundly disagree[s]” with the circumstances inwhich Mian was asked to resign from the council.
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“Basing decisions on religious affiliation goes against my principles, orthe values I am trying to teach my children.”
