Gen (retd) Bajwa wanted 'clear-cut' neutrality, claims SAPM Malik Ahmed.

ISLAMABAD -- Former army chief Gen (retd) Qamar Javed Bajwa wanted "clear-cut neutrality" because he believed Imran Khan and his team failed to perform despite complete support, claimed Special Assistance to Prime Minister (SAPM) Malik Ahmad Khan, media reported.

Speaking during the private tv programe, the special assistant said that he has proof of how Khan was saved from disqualification because of Gen (retd) Bajwa, adding that Khan's former aide Jahangir Tareen became a target due to that.

Malik further said that the former army chief had felt that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief did bad to the country.

He said that the money trail was not provided in the Bani Gala case, rather details of Niazi Services and Jemima Khan's gift were submitted.

He said that former chief justice of Pakistan Saqib Nisar changed the 70-year-old jurisdiction [of the apex court], adding it's Nisar's own verdict in the Rana Aftab case that penalty would be imposed only after recording witness, but then the penalty was given by him while he sat in the Supreme Court.

'The Supreme Court has rewritten the constitution. I also object to [verdict] in the case of Punjab assembly members."

The SAPM questioned the ex-CJP about what former Punjab chief minister Usman Buzdar did for Lahore.

The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader said that there is a need for grand dialogue and reconciliation. Speaking about Punjab Chief Minister Parvez Elahi, Malik said that the CM has lost confidence and he does not have a majority by his...

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