Tuesday saw the resignation of Fahd Husain, a former journalist, from his position as special assistant to the prime minister for public policy and strategic communication after one year in the position.
“Thankful to PM Shehbaz for allowing me the chance to hold a position of public trust. I personally saw how PM managed to cross several fault lines during trying times. Husain tweeted, “No one else could have done it better.
Thank you for your service to the country, Fahd sb. As my Special Assistant on public policy & strategic communication, I greatly benefited from your wise counsel. I found you a wonderful team player & a great human being. My best wishes to you for your future endeavours. https://t.co/4zLekIinuf
— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) April 4, 2023
Husain was thanked for his service, and PM Shehbaz said that Husain’s “wise counsel” was something that he “greatly benefited” from. “As a team player and a person, I thought you were fantastic. I’m sending you my very best wishes for your upcoming journey “, the PM said in reply. Husain joined the Shehbaz Sharif administration in May of last year as a special assistant. Husain was appointed as the official spokesman for the premier a few months later, in October.
Syed Fahd Hussain, the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Public Policy and Strategic Communication, had been given the additional responsibility of “spokesperson to the prime minister,” the Cabinet Division’s earlier notification of even number dated 14-05-2022 read. “The prime minister has been pleased to assign additional responsibility of “spokesperson to the prime minister” to Syed Fahd Hussain, with immediate effect,” it continued. A well-known journalist, Husain has previously worked for a number of regional newspapers, including The News, The Express Tribune, and Daily Dawn.
