Shehzad Akbar: Advisor to Prime Minister Imran Khan on Accountability Resigns
Barrister Shehzad Akbar, Advisor to Prime Minister Imran Khan on Accountability and Home Affairs, has resigned from his post.
In his message on Twitter on Monday, Shehzad Akbar said that he had tendered his resignation to the Prime Minister and he sincerely hoped that the process of accountability in the country would continue in accordance with the manifesto of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan.
He said that he would remain attached to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and would also continue to work as a lawyer.
The news on Pakistani media and social media was hot from last week that Prime Minister Imran Khan has decided to remove Shehzad Akbar, but the then Prime Minister's Spokesman for Political Relations Shahbaz Gul had now dismissed the news.
Commenting on the resignation of Shehzad Akbar, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry addressed him and said in his message on Twitter that Shehzad Akbar did his job under severe pressure. "It's never been easier to fight the mafia, but the way you work and handle cases is commendable," he said.
Meanwhile, Deputy Secretary General of the opposition Pakistan Muslim League-N, Ataullah Tarar, while commenting on his resignation, said, “Will Shahzad Akbar be held accountable for wasting the nation's money and time? The East Recovery Unit spent billions of rupees on the nation and nothing came of it.
Who is Shahzad Akbar?
Shehzad Akbar is a lawyer by profession and after the PTI's victory in the 2018 elections, on August 20, 2018, Shehzad Akbar was appointed Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for Accountability.
In September 2018, he was appointed head of the Asset Recovery Unit set up to identify and acquire assets abroad. Was considered the pioneer of
I have tendered my resignation today to PM as Advisor. I sincerely hope the process of accountability continues under leadership of PM IK as per PTI’s manifesto. I will remain associated with party n keep contributing as member of legal fraternity.
According to correspondent Zubair Azam, during his tenure, his main focus was on issues against the opposition, especially the Sharif family, on which he was seen holding daily press conferences. He said that they have identified 100 big crocodiles who have looted the national treasury and the money laundering money will be returned soon.
He also claimed that Pakistanis had about 0 280 billion in Swiss accounts which would be repaid. Shehzad Akbar also claimed that efforts were being made to bring former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif back to Pakistan but this work has not been completed yet.
Another controversy erupted when Malik Riaz, the owner of Bahria Town, agreed to return 19 190 million to the UK following a settlement with the National Crime Agency. According to the National Crime Agency, the money was to be returned to the government of Pakistan, but Malik Riaz claimed that the money had been submitted to the Supreme Court by Bahria Town as an installment of the amount due.
Asked how the money could be transferred to the Supreme Court in the case of the amount owed to Malik Riaz in the Bahria Town Karachi case, Barrister Shehzad Akbar, while refusing to answer questions, said that the affidavits of secrecy He is unable to give further details.
Earlier, the name of Shehzad Akbar was also controversial when the investigation by the Assets Recovery Unit was revealed during the presidential reference against Justice Qazi Faiz Issa in the Supreme Court. Justice Qazi Faiz Issa in his presidential reference had raised questions regarding the appointment of Advisor Shehzad Akbar as the head of Asset Recovery Unit, his citizenship and assets.
Before the PTI era, Shehzad Akbar was hired in the NAB under former military dictator Pervez Musharraf, during which he provided legal advice to the NAB in various references, but he was not summoned to the NAB board meeting.
He has also served as Deputy Prosecutor of the National Accountability Bureau.
After splitting from the NAB, Shehzad Akbar stayed abroad for a long time and then returned to Pakistan to file petitions in the high courts against the US drone strikes in the then Federally Administered Tribal Areas. This was the time when the present Prime Minister Imran Khan also used to hold rallies against these drone strikes.