Zafar Mirza resigns as SAPM on National Health Services

Islamabad: Zafar Mirza on Wednesday has resigned as Special Assistant to Prime Minister Imran Khan on National Health Services.

According to details, Zafar Mirza took to social-networking website Twitter and made the announcement, stating, “I have resigned as SAPM. I came to on a personal invitation of PM Imran Khan after leaving World Health Organization (WHO).”

It was a privilege to serve Pakistan. I am satisfied that I leave at a time when COVID-19 has declined in as a result of a grand national effort, he said. Mirza further wrote, “I worked hard and honestly.”

Earlier Wednesday, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Digital Pakistan Tania Aidrus had also resigned from the post over dual nationality.

Tania Aidrus, in a tweet said that criticism levied towards the state as a consequence of her citizenship status is clouding the purpose of Digital Pakistan. She said that in the greater public interest, she has submitted her resignation from the SAPM role.

In her resignation letter to PM Imran Khan, Tania said that she returned to Pakistan with the singular intent to contribute and develop the vision of a Digital Pakistan, a concept which PM have always voiced and she shared.

She said that recent discourse in the public sphere about her Canadian citizenship, which is a consequence of her birth and not an acquisition of choice, is a distraction to her ability to execute on the long term vision for a Digital Pakistan.

She also reiterated her resolve to serve Pakistan and the PM’s vision to the best of her ability through initiatives both in private and public domain.