Former finance minister Shaukat Tarin met with Sadiq Sanjrani in Dubai and submitted his resignation, which was accepted by the Senate chairman, according to a statement issued by the Senate Secretariat.
Chairman Senate had arrived in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after concluding an official visit to Iraq.
Earlier, on Friday, Shaukat Tarin had announced his decision to quit the PTI and politics citing financial and health reasons.
“The last two years were very difficult for me due to health and financial issues. Therefore, at the insistence of my family and friends, I have decided to resign from active politics for good,” the former finance minister said.
Tarin was appointed as finance minister by the PTI government on April 17, 2021. However, because he was not elected to Parliament, his constitutional term ended on October 16, after which he was made the finance adviser to the prime minister.
Later in Dec 2021, the PTI government managed to get Tarin elected as a senator, allowing him to resume his role as finance minister.