Pakistan

Dr Ishrat Hussain resigns as prime minister's adviser: sources

Dr Hussain had been serving as PM’s aide on institutional reforms and austerity since 2018

Ayaz Akbar Yousafzai
July 30, 2021
Prime Minister’s Adviser on Institutional Reforms and Austerity Dr Ishrat Hussain. File photo
Prime Minister’s Adviser on Institutional Reforms and Austerity Dr Ishrat Hussain. File photo


ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister’s Adviser on Institutional Reforms and Austerity Dr Ishrat Hussain has resigned from his post, sources toldGeo News on Thursday.

The official resignation was sent to PM Imran Khan’s office. However, the premier has not approved Dr Hussain’s resignation yet.

Dr Hussain had been serving as PM’s aide on institutional reforms and austerity since 2018 when the PTI’s formed a government.

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He is a Pakistani banker and economist who served at the World Bank for 20 years before retiring in 1999.

The economist had also been the dean of the Institute of Business Administration from 2008-2016 as well as the governor of the State Bank of Pakistan for seven years, from 1999-2006.


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