ISLAMABAD – The caretaker Interior Minister Azam Khan has denied the mediareports that he was stepping down, in the wake of controversy that stemmedout of Zulfi Bukhari’s offshore visit despite travel embargo.
In an interview to a private television channel on Tuesday, the ministerhighlighted that neither he was resigning, nor the option was on the cards.
‘I have also received a phone all from the PM House in this regard,however, I will continue to perform my duties diligently,’ said theminister.
Khan clarified that the reports regarding the expulsion of Zulfi Bukhari’sname from the Exit Control List were baseless and unfounded.
The explanation came in the pretext of media reports that Azam Khan hadsuccumbed to the criticism over the mysterious visit of Imran Khan’s closeconfidante, Zulfi Bukhari to Saudi Arabia despite being on the Exit ControlList.
Bukhari, a British businessman, headed to the Oil-rich kingdom in the lastweek of Ramazan along with PTI chief Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Maneka,earning ire from social media and political analysts.
As Bukhari is facing investigations by the National Accountability Bureau,the chartered plane bound to carry him was not allowed to leave followingwhich the group remained stuck at the Nur Khan airbase for around threehours.
Earlier it was reported that Imran Khan had used his political clout tostrike Bukhari’s name off the ECL – a charge Khan vehemently denies.