ISLAMABAD: Lt Gen (r) Asim Saleem Bajwa tenured his resignation as specialassistant to prime minister (SAPM) in the face of recent allegations, butPrime Minister Imran Khan refused to accept it.
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) official Twitter account stated thatPM Imran was satisfied with the evidence presented in Gen Bajwa’s defence,while in another tweet Senator Faisal Javed Khan said the premier haddirected Bajwa to continue working as his aide and as the SAPM oninformation and broadcasting.
Journalist Ahmed Noorani had alleged on a website that Gen Bajwa had set upoffshore businesses of his wife, sons and brothers using his offices.
Bajwa resigned as the PM’s aide after almost a week of silence but saidthat he would continue to work as chairman of the China-Pakistan EconomicCorridor (CPEC) Authority.
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He also said that he was ready present documents about his family’s assetsand the money trail before any judicial forum.
