Former finance minister Miftah Ismail resigned from his posts in the PML-N on Saturday, officially saying "what is already true and move on" and his intention to be more active in electoral politics.
In
the resignation letter, a copy of which is available with Dawn.com, Miftah
Ismail said: "In view of the upcoming restructuring of the party
structure, I feel it is time to formalize what is already right. And let's move
on."
He
said in a letter written to Muslim League (N) Secretary General Ahsan Iqbal
that therefore I resign from the post of Muslim League (N) Sindh General
Secretary and also resign from all party committees.
Miftah
then thanked the party leadership for entrusting him with responsibilities
"not only in the party but also in the government". have been. I will
always be grateful to them for their support and trust.”
He
also thanked senior leaders "like you, Khawaja Asif, Ayaz Sadiq, Parvez
Rasheed, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and many others", who he said had been very
kind to him over the years.
"Although
I will no longer be active in electoral politics, I share with you a strong
desire to see a socially just, economically stable and well-governed
Pakistan." "My best wishes to you, the party and all its leaders."
Miftah
Ismail's journey to this point
As
finance minister, Ismail had pushed the government's talks with the
International Monetary Fund (IMF), but his proposals came under fire from
Maryam Nawaz, who in August last year raised petroleum prices. Ismail later
said that he was an "easy target". He then resigned as finance
minister to pave the way for Ishaq Dar.
In January, Ismail alleged that he was removed as finance minister at the behest of Dar. He later began to publicly criticize his successor's handling of the IMF negotiations. That same month, Ismail invited several 'political tricksters' - Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, to launch the "Reimagining Pakistan" campaign. Joined by Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar and Aslam Raisani.
He
held several seminars on the current challenges facing the country to build a
consensus on the future course of action that all stakeholders need to take
Pakistan out of the current mess. Denied that the campaign would be used to
launch a political party. He also vowed that it was a "non-political"
campaign.
