ISLAMABAD: In a major development, Lieutenant General (retd) Asim Saleem Bajwa on Thursday announced that he has decided to resign from his post as Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information.
Talking to ARY News program ‘Power Play’ Asim Saleem Bajwa announced his resignation and added that the he will continue his work as chairman China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority.
Bajwa said that he will request the prime minister to accept his resignation and relieve him from the post. He said that he wanted to focus on CPEC, the future of Pakistan.
Earlier today, Lieutenant General (Retd) Asim Saleem Bajwa had strongly rejected the allegations levelled against him and his family in a false news piece.
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Asim Saleem Bajwa had released a four-page clarification on his Twitter account and said that he strongly rebutted the baseless allegations levelled against him and his family.