LAHORE: Former information minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)leader Fawad Chaudhry has claimed that former chief of army staff (COAS)Gen retd Qamar Javed Bajwa wanted them to thank him for the popularity theparty gained.
According to details, the former federal minister made these remarks whiletalking to ARY News’ Head of Investigative Cell, Naeem Ashraf Butt.
Fawad Chaudhry noted that former prime minister Imran Khan has now becomean important factor in the country’s politics and whoever ignores the PTIChief would harm himself and the country.
He claimed that Gen Bajwa assured his party of immediate elections eventheir government was ousted. “Gen Bajwa kept assuring us of elections but,on the other side, everything changed. Later, the former army chief wantedus to thank him for popularity,” he alleged.
Responding to a question, the former information minister admitted a changesince General Asim Munir becomes new Chief of Army Staff (COAS), sayingthat they haven’t received any unknown calls and Imran Khan’s live speecheswere not being banned.
Fawad Chaudhry also pledged to keep a robust relationship with theestablishment, alleging that Gen Bajwa and Director General (DG)Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) were told that Imran Khan would de-notifythem. “Imran Khan did not even think of de-notifying anyone,” he added.
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In response to another question, the PTI leader claimed that there was nobreakthrough in the meetings between President Dr Arif Alvi and FinanceMinister Ishaq Dar. “They [Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) parties] wantto disqualify Imran Khan by making false criminal cases,” he added.
He further said that the incumbent government wants to delay elections foranother year to gain something politically, adding that they would not beable to take a political position again and cannot strengthen the economy.
Responding to a question about Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Pervaiz Elahi’swarning, Fawad said Imran Khan would not take guidelines from the PML-Qleader. “Pervaiz Elahi must have spoken in anger, but he would not sayanything,” he claimed.
He concluded by saying that the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP)assemblies would be dissolved ‘at any cost’.
