Pakistani-American economist Atif Mian put up a twitter poll on Wednesday that proved to be quite a discussion among the Twitterati. He asked if corruption is the bigger problem or incompetence, in the developing countries, Atif questions, “which one is the bigger constraint in the developing countries,” the poll had both ‘corruption of the elite’ […]
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Another EAC member quits in protest over Atif Mian’s resignation
ISLAMABAD: A day after the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government made Atif R Mian resign from the Economic Advisory Council (EAC) after pressure from religiopolitical circles, council member Imran Rasul has quit in protest. Rasul announced that he was parting ways with the council via his Twitter account saying that the basis on which Mian was […]
Jemima terms govt’s decision to remove Atif from EAC ‘disappointing’
Prime Minister Imran Khan’s ex-wife Jemima Goldsmith has criticised the government’s decision to remove renowned economist Atif Mian from the Economic Advisory Council (EAC). Jemima said it was ‘indefensible’ and ‘very disappointing’ that government asked the renowned economist to stand down because of his Ahmadi faith. She also recalled that founder of Pakistan Qauid-e-Azam […]
Atif Mian resigned as ‘govt was facing adverse pressure from Mullahs’
Atif Mian, a renowned Pakistani-American economist, took on twitter to announce his resignation from the Economic Advisory Council (EAC) on Friday. “For the sake of stability of the government of Pakistan, I have resigned from the EAC, as the government was facing a lot of adverse pressure regarding my appointment from the Mullahs and their […]
Atif Mian steps down from Economic Advisory Council
ISLAMABAD – The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government asked Dr. Atif Mian, a leading Pakistani-American economist, to step down from the Economic Advisory Council. Pakistan’s ulema opposed the appointment, because of Mian’s Ahmadiyya faith. “The government wants to move forward together with the ulema and all social classes,” Information Minister Fawad Chauhdry tweeted. “And if one nomination […]