Minister of Economic Affairs
Sardar Aseff also served as the Minister for Economic Affairs during the 1991–1993 Nawaz Sharif government, but resigned from the cabinet after developing differences with the Prime Minister. His resignation along with those of other members of parliament eventually led to overthrow of the first Nawaz Sharif government. While serving as the Economic Affairs Minister, Sardar Aseff led numerous delegations of Pakistani civil society members and organisations to Russia and cultivated business and diplomatic relationships with various disintegrated states of the former Soviet Union.} He was awarded honorary citizenship of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.
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