Senior bureaucrat quits job over crackdown on PTI protesters in Islamabad

Suleman Shah Rashdi, a senior bureaucrat in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, resigned from this post in a protest over the recent crackdown against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) protestors.

In a post on the social media site X, Rashdi wrote, “After today’s heart-wrenching scenes, I curse this government and its job. I announce my resignation from civil service!”

آج کے دِل سوز مناظر دیکھ کر میں اِس حکومت اور اِسکی نوکری پر لعنت بھیجتا ہوں۔ میں سول سروس سے استعفا دینے کا اعلان کرتا ہوں! @PTIofficial @GovtofPakistan @MoIB_Official

— Suleman Shah Rashdi (@RashdiSuleman) November 26, 2024

My Resignation! @GovtofPakistan @MoIB_Official @PTIofficial pic.twitter.com/x7gSDb1MYe

— Suleman Shah Rashdi (@RashdiSuleman) November 27, 2024

In another post shared by Rashdi he said: "My conscience has offered me two options: Either I continue as an impuissant part of 'the system' and remain a silent spectator... or I part ways with the rotten 'system' and struggle for democracy." 

In his resignation letter to the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Rashdi criticized the mainstream media for "turning a blind eye to the plight of citizens."