NRO Beneficiary and Advisor to CM Punjab Saeed Mehdi Resigned

by MJK on November 23, 2009

The release of the list of NRO beneficiaries resulted in repeated calls for their resignation from their current public offices.  Since majority of the famous people holding the key public offices benefited from it, we have yet to see any resignation coming from them. However, the ice has been broken by Saeed Mehdi, the current Adviser to Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif.

Mr. Saeed Mehdi belonged to Civil Service of Pakistan. During his career he held various important positions. He was Principal Secretary to the former Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on 12th October 1999. He is also  Executive Director in Muhammad Ali Jinnah University - Islamabad campus and currently was working as Adviser to Punjab Chief Minister.

On ethical side, his resignation has given an upper hand to PML-N as they can now use his case to put a strong face in the face of public demands for resignation of all NRO beneficiaries from holding public offices.  The move by Saeed Mehdi has paved way for others to follow suite.  It is high time to see how other beneficiaries of NRO respond to this move by Saeed Mehdi.

According to Jang site:

LAHORE: The advisor of Punjab Chief Minister and principal secretary of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Saeed Mehdi has resigned after declaration of his name in NRO beneficiaries list.

Saeed Mehdi tendered his resignation to Main Nawaz Sharif during PML-N meeting here. In his resignation, Mehdi stated that he never made any corruption nor took advantage under NRO. He was involved in the matter maliciously, therefore, quitting from the office as moral obligation. Mehdi said he would not accept any official designation till clearance.

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{ 4 comments… read them below or add one }

1 Murtaza Hasaan 11.23.09 at 11:23 am

If Pakistan is called a corrupted country, then people will think that it is a corrupted country. Putting exceptions aside, it is not fair to generalize an entire country on the acts of a few corrupted individuals. This would portray our international schema, which is not good for the country and its FDI prospects. The media can help us prove how strong and good of a nation we really are.

2 Aamir 11.23.09 at 4:42 pm

Bravo, an excellent example set by Mr. Mehdi. I hope that other people will follow the suite, especially Zardari.

Good work by media for being so courageous….keep up the good work.

3 Murtaza Hasaan 11.24.09 at 12:00 pm

Majority of Pakistanis are peace loving, liberal and tolerant individuals. However they are the silent majority. They should stand up against the extremist elements and through activism and should raise their voices against extremist elements in the media at least.

4 sanaullah 12.17.09 at 9:19 am

pakistan is a country rich of talent but it is most unfortunate that the reign of gov is in the hands of corrupt people.The media should play their honest role & the most corrupt people should brought to book.The deserved people should be given priority keeping in view their talent & ability so that the brain drain system should stopped.

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