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Lt General (R) Asim Saleem Bajwa resigns from his post

Lt General (R) Asim Saleem Bajwa resigns from his post

Retired Lt Gen Asim Saleem Bajwa announced on Monday his resignation asSpecial Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting(SPAM).

Bajwa tweeted: “I requested the honourable Prime Minister to relinquish mefrom the additional portfolio of SAPM on Info & broadcasting. He verykindly approved my request.”

He, however, will continue to serve as the chairman of the China PakistanEconomic Corridor (CPEC) Authority.

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Last month, Bajwa had announced to step down as the premier’s specialassistant but the prime minister refused to accept his resignation. OnSeptember 4, he presented his resignation to Prime Minister Khan whorefused to accept it and asked him to continue discharging his duty as hisaide.

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Sources had quoted the prime minister as saying that he was satisfied withthe clarification and evidence Bajwa presented regarding assets chargeslevelled against him and his family.