A fter resigning as the Sindh Information Minister, Sharjeel Inam Memon might also resign as the member of the provincial assembly (MPA) and then leave the country in the coming months, Pakistan Today has learnt. Sources close to the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) said Memon would resign as the MPA and move out of the country to give more time to his property business. However, the sources added, he would not resign as the basic member of the party. They said Memon, who was summoned by PPP Co-chairman/President Asif Ali Zardari, visited the Presidency in Islamabad late Friday night. President’s Spokesman Farhatullah Babar said Memon regretted the embarrassment he had caused to the party by going to London with former Sindh home minister Zulfiqar Ali Mirza.
Memon also tendered his resignation from the Sindh cabinet, which Zardari said would be accepted by Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah.
Sources said Memon wanted to tender his resignation as the MPA along with his resignation as the provincial minister, but his colleagues advised him not to do so at the same time. Sources also said Memon has diverted his attention to his business and he might move to Dubai to give more time to his real estate business. However, they added, he would remain loyal to the PPP. When asked whether Memon went to London with Mirza by chance or if it was pre-planned, the sources said while Memon had told the media that Mirza and he were on the same flight by chance, the truth is quite contrary. Memon deliberately went to London with Mirza, they added.
They said, “Mirza wanted to take some important documents in some suitcases, but the Interior Ministry might not have allowed him to do so, which is why those suitcases were booked in the name of Memon.” Memon had reached the Quaid-e-Azam International Airport and booked his luggage before Mirza even reached the airport, they added. They said Memon and Imdad Pitafi were travelling with Mirza in the executive class for the former home minister’s security, whereas three more people were travelling in the economy class. Sources said after completion of his assignment, Memon does not need any ministry anymore. He might leave Pakistan and settle in Dubai to look after his business, they added. Pakistan Today tried contacting Memon several times; however, he responded with just a brief SMS that said, “This is not right [sic] news.”
