Imran's govt submits to hardliners, asks Muslim minority economist to quit

The U-turn will likely be seen as caving in to the right-wing Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) party, which demanded Mian's removal and has held violent street protests in the past year

Pakistan’s government asked an economist from a persecuted and minority Muslim sect to step down from an adviser role days after it defended his appointment in the face of criticism from a hard-line Islamist party.

Atif Mian, a professor at Princeton University, was asked to resign from the 18-member Economic Advisory Council, Pakistan Senator Faisal Javed Khan, a member of Imran Khan’s ruling Movement for Justice party, said Friday on Twitter. A replacement will be announced later, he said.

Atif Mian was asked to step down from the Advisory Council and he has agreed. A replacement