Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Digital Pakistan Tania Aidrus and Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Health Dr Zafar Mirza announced on Wednesday that they were quitting from their posts.
Resignations come after the opposition lambasted the government after it made public the details of the assets and dual nationalities of 20 advisers and special assistants to the prime minister.
Tania said she was resigning from her post due to recent criticism stormed against her and the government because of her dual nationality.
In a tweet, Tania said that Criticism levied towards the state as a consequence of her citizenship status is clouding the purpose of Digital Pakistan.
She further said "In the greater public interest, I have submitted my resignation from the SAPM role. I will continue to serve my country and the PM’s vision to my best ability." She also put a picture of her resignation letter addressed to the premier.
Shortly after Tania announced her resignation, Mirza took to Twitter to do the same. He said that he had come to Pakistan on the personal request of the premier after quitting the World Health Organisation (WHO).
He further added that he had made the decision over the "negative discussion about the role of SAPMs and criticism of the government".
Prime Minister Khan had threw the Digital Pakistan programme in December last year and named Tania, a Google executive who quit her position, to lead the initiative. Afterwards, in February, she was appointed as SAPM on Digital Pakistan.
Meanwhile, Mirza was appointed as Minister of State for National Health Services in April 2019 and was engaged in overseeing the government's response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Prior to this, he was working as director of Health System Development at the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean.
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